SplashData have just announced their annual list of the 25 most commonly used passwords for 2015, making them the worst passwords to use in order keep your accounts safe and secure. If you’re one of the millions of people who are using one of these passwords, then we at Tech180 highly recommend you change it immediately. Using one of the passwords on this list will open you up for your accounts being hacked, and your data compromised.
To make sure your passwords are secure, just follow these simple guidelines:
- Make sure your passwords are at least 8 characters long
- Use a combination of uppercase, lowercase and numbers in your password
- Always use different passwords for each of your accounts
- Change your passwords regularly
- Use a password manager such as LastPass to store your passwords in a secure vault, and generate complex passwords for you
The 25 most used passwords (change from 2014)
- 123456 (unchanged)
- password (unchanged)
- 12345678 (up 1)
- qwerty (up 1)
- 12345 (down 2)
- 123456789 (unchanged)
- football (up 3)
- 1234 (down 1)
- 1234567 (up 2)
- baseball (down 2)
- welcome (new)
- 1234567890 (new)
- abc123 (up 1)
- 111111 (up 1)
- 1qaz2wsx (new)
- dragon (down 7)
- master (up 2)
- monkey (down 6)
- letmein (down 6)
- login (new)
- princess (new)
- qwertyuiop (new)
- solo (new)
- passw0rd (new)
- starwars (new)