SplashData, a company that deals with computer security, as every year has drawn up the ranking of the worst 100 passwords used in 2017, that is the passwords most used by people on the internet.
The list of the 100 worst passwords of 2017, structured as a real ranking, was published just a few hours ago from the SplashData website.
From email accounts to social networks like Facebook and Instagram accounts, to mobile services such as banking and postal and music streaming, the average Internet user today has to remember an infinity of passwords.
So it happens that in an attempt to keep the situation under control, many people tend to rely on one password that is easy to remember but just as easy to guess, to the delight of hackers.
Among the most used passwords of 2017 there are many great classics, such as the timeless ” 123456 “, ” qwerty “, the same word ” password ” and not missing some fantasist who goes up to the number nine with ” 123456789 “.
It should be avoided upstream to choose passwords that are too easy. For example, our experts from Teknologya advise you not to use personal data such as their year of birth, favorite sport or the name of their child or partner. You must read our guide “How to Create Secure And Easy To Remember Passwords”.
Below we propose the ranking of the 100 most used passwords of 2017. Let’s find out your password:
S. No. Password S. No. Password S. No. Password S. No. Password
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 26 654321 51 fuckyou 76 test
2 password 27 jordan23 52 nicole 77 hockey
3 12345678 28 password1 53 hunter 78 dallas
4 qwerty 29 1234 54 sunshine 79 password
5 1 2 3 4 5 30 robert 55 tigger 80 fuckyouasshole
6 123456789 31 matthew 56 1989 81 admin123
7 letmein 32 jordan 57 merlin 82 pussy
8 1234567 33 asshole 58 ranger 83 pass
9 football 34 daniel 59 solo 84 asdf
10 iloveyou 35 andrew 60 banana 85 william
11 admin 36 lakers 61 chelsea 86 soccer
12 welcome 37 andrea 62 summer 87 london
13 monkey 38 buster 63 1990 88 1q2w3e
14 login 39 joshwa 64 1991 89 1992
15 abc123 40 1qaz2wsx 65 phoenix 90 biteme
16 starwars 41 12341234 66 amanda 91 maggie
17 123123 42 ferrari 67 cookie 92 querty
18 dragon 43 cheese 68 ashley 93 rangers
19 passw0rd 44 computer 69 bandit 94 charlie
20 master's degree 45 corvette 70 killer 95 martin
21 hello 46 blahblah 71 meandyou 96 ginger
22 freedom 47 george 72 pepper 97 yankees
23 whatever 48 mercedes 73 jessica 98 thunder
24 qazwsx 49 121212 74 zaq1zaq1 99 Michelle
25 trustno1 50 maverick 75 jennifer 100 aaaaaa
SplashData estimates that almost 10% of people used at least one of the 100 worst passwords in 2017 and almost 3% of people used the worst password ever, 123456.