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Trustno1: The 25 worst web passwords


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DRAGON. Monkey. Superman.

If you're reading these words at your work station and thinking they'd make great passwords for your computer, contact IT and tell them to take away your computer.

Because you're a security threat to the company that employs you.

SplashData has drawn up a list of the worst 25 passwords from the millions of stolen passwords hackers have been kind enough to post online.

Unsurprisingly, number one and two on the list are "password" and "123456".

What is interesting is that millions of people out there think that "dragon" is not only a really cool password, but a safe one as well.

As for those who type "letmein" and "trustno1" into their password fields. Did they think they were being clever?

The top 25:

1. password :umm:

2. 123456

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. abc123

6. monkey

7. 1234567

8. letmein :umm:

9. trustno1 :lol:

10. dragon

11. baseball

12. 111111

13. iloveyou

14. master

15. sunshine

16. ashley

17. bailey

18. passwOrd

19. shadow

20. 123123

21. 654321

22. superman

23. qazwsx

24. michael

25. football

http://www.news.com.au/technology/trustno1-the-25-worst-web-passwords/story-e6frfro0-1226201047089#ixzz1eKnEkmpo

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DRAGON. Monkey. Superman.

If you're reading these words at your work station and thinking they'd make great passwords for your computer, contact IT and tell them to take away your computer.

Because you're a security threat to the company that employs you.

SplashData has drawn up a list of the worst 25 passwords from the millions of stolen passwords hackers have been kind enough to post online.

Unsurprisingly, number one and two on the list are "password" and "123456".

What is interesting is that millions of people out there think that "dragon" is not only a really cool password, but a safe one as well.

As for those who type "letmein" and "trustno1" into their password fields. Did they think they were being clever?

The top 25:

1. password :umm:

2. 123456

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. abc123

6. monkey

7. 1234567

8. letmein :umm:

9. trustno1 :lol:

10. dragon

11. baseball

12. 111111

13. iloveyou

14. master

15. sunshine

16. ashley

17. bailey

18. passwOrd

19. shadow

20. 123123

21. 654321

22. superman

23. qazwsx

24. michael

25. football

http://www.news.com.au/technology/trustno1-the-25-worst-web-passwords/story-e6frfro0-1226201047089#ixzz1eKnEkmpo

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