The worst password list in 2013 by SplashData

The 2013 list of worst passwords, influenced by postings from the Adobe breach, demonstrates the importance of not basing passwords on the application or website being accessed. 

LOS GATOS, CA – SplashData has announced its annual list of the 25 most common passwords found on the Internet. For the first time since SplashData began compiling its annual list, "password" has lost its title as the most common and therefore Worst Password, and two-time runner-up "123456" took the dubious honor.

According to SplashData, this year's list was influenced by the large number of passwords from Adobe users posted online by security consulting firm Stricture Consulting Group following Adobe's well publicized security breach.

Seeing passwords like "adobe123"' and 'photoshop' on this list offers a good reminder not to base your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing," says Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData.

SplashData's list of frequently used passwords shows that many people continue to put themselves at risk by using weak, easily guessable passwords. Some other passwords in the Top Ten include "qwerty", "abc123", "111111", and "iloveyou"

Another interesting aspect of this year's list is that more short numerical passwords showed up even though websites are starting to enforce stronger password policies," Slain said. For example, new to this year's list are simple and easily guessable passwords like "1234" , "12345", and "000000".

Presenting SplashData's "Worst Passwords of 2013":
Rank   Password       Change from 2012
1          123456               UP 1
2          password            Down 1
3          12345678          Unchanged
4          qwerty               Up 1
5          abcd123            Down 1
6          123456789        New
7          111111             Up 2
8          1234567           Up 5
9          iloveyou             Up 2
10        adobe123          New
11        123123             Up 5
12        admin                New
13        1234567890     New
14        letmein               Down 7
15        photoshop         New
16        1234                 New
17        monkey             Down 11
18        shadow             Unchanged
19        sunshine             Down 5
20       12345                New
21       password1          Up 4
22       princess              New
23      azerty                  New
24      trustno1               Down 12
25      000000               New

SplashData's top 25 list was compiled from files containing millions of stolen passwords posted online during the previous year. So i advises consumers or businesses using any of the passwords on the list to change them immediately, and you start to using stronger passwords and using different passwords for different websites.

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