The annual ‘Worst Passwords’ list by Splashdata has been released, revealing the 25 most used passwords found online. At the top of the list is ‘123456’, leaving ‘password’ in second place for the first time since Splashdata began compiling the list. The information from 2013 was influenced by the passwords published as a result of Adobe’s security breach.
Splashdata provides a range of password management applications, publishing the list annually to encourage users to use stronger passwords. Easily guessable choices such as ‘abc123’ and ‘qwerty’ rank highly. Users are advised to change any password that appears on the list; to use stronger passwords in future and to vary passwords for different sites. A strong password should be at least eight characters long and use a mixture of letters, characters and numbers.
