Worst Passwords of 2019 – some New entries!
We’ve all gone the “I don’t care what my password is for this, because I will never need to remember” route. Maybe it’s to enter a contest online. I’m guessing that some readers probably have used one of the below passwords for their Beach Club VIP accounts… tsk tsk!
The annual “Worst Password List” is out, and the usuals are represented; “password,” “123456,” “abc123.”
I do enjoy that a huge swatch of people use “iloveyou,” it boosts confidence in my fellow humans. Just as lovely is the password “lovely,” coming in at 18.
I’m surprised “babyyoda” didn’t make the list, but maybe for 2020.
Here’s security services firm SplashData’s worst 25 passwords of the year:
1 – 123456 (rank unchanged from 2018)
2 – 123456789 (up 1)
3 – qwerty (Up 6)
4 – password (Down 2)
5 – 1234567 (Up 2)
6 – 12345678 (Down 2)
7 – 12345 (Down 2)
8 – iloveyou (Up 2)
9 – 111111 (Down 3)
10 – 123123 (Up 7)
11 – abc123 (Up 4)
12 – qwerty123 (Up 13)
13 – 1q2w3e4r (New)
14 – admin (Down 2)
15 – qwertyuiop (New)
16 – 654321 (Up 3)
17 – 555555 (New)
18 – lovely (New)
19 – 7777777 (New)
20 – welcome (Down 7)
21 – 888888 (New)
22 – princess (Down 11)
23 – dragon (New)
24 – password1 (Unchanged)
25 – 123qwe (New)