Could you be using one of the 500 worst passwords of all times?

If you want to take a look at what people use as  their passwords, check here for a list of the 500 most common.  It seems the original list was published in the book “Perfect Password: Selection, Protection, Authentication” published in 2005.

Here’s the top 10 baddies:

1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. 1234
5. (A word considered vulgar if not referring to a cat)
6. 12345
7. dragon
8. qwerty
9. 696969
10. mustang

It might appear that the population surveyed were 14-year old boys.

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