And it’s more than just 123456.
Most of us struggle to come up with a different password for every computer, phone, email, and Netflix account. We will be honest here and say that we use about twelve different variations on the same password since 2008. However, we might be reconsidering after reading this data.
The website “Have I Been Pwned” allows users to enter their online details into a search box to check if their passwords have previously been compromised.
From these searches, the website has released a list of the top 100 passwords that are most vulnerable to data breaches.
123456
123,456,789
qwerty
password
111111
12,345,678
abc123
password1
1234567
12,345
1234567890
123,123
0
iloveyou
1234
1q2w3e4r5t
qwertyuiop
123
monkey
123456a
dragon
123,321
654321
666,666
homelesspa
1qaz2wsx
myspace1
121,212
123qwe
a123456
1q2w3e4r
123abc
qwe123
7,777,777
target123
tinkle
1g2w3e4r
gwerty
zag12wsx
gwerty123
qwerty123
qwerty1
222222
zxcvbnm
987654321
555,555
f*ckyou
asdfghjkl
112233
1q2w3e
123123123
qazwsx
computer
12345a
princess
159,753
1234qwer
Michael
iloveyou1
football
sunshine
789,456,123
f*ckyou1
aaaaaa
passer2009
Ashley
11111
princess1
777777
123,654
11111111
Daniel
999999
asdfgh
888888
football1
abcd1234
love
12qwaszx
love123
monkey1
jordan23
asdf
a12345
123456789a
shadow
azerty
Jessica
Superman
FQRG7CS493
Samsung
asd123
88,888,888
Charlie
Baseball
michael1
master
jesus1
babygirl1
Are you at risk?
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Words by Kate Stevens
Images: Unsplash
