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Check This List of Popular Passwords: If Yours Is on it, Consider Changing

Nov. 22, 2011 2:27pm

Most people know that “password” or “[insert your last name]1234″ aren’t the best choices for passwords, but how many of you have exactly that for the slew of sites that require you to register a username and password?

According to SplashData’s annual list of worst Internet passwords of the year, “password” is ranked #1.

Mashable has more on the list, which SplashData creates from stolen passwords posted online by hackers:

The list is somewhat predictable: Sequences of adjacent numbers or letters on the keyboard, such as “qwerty” and “123456,” and popular names, such as “ashley” and “michael,” all are common choices. Other common choices, such as “monkey” and “shadow,” are harder to explain.

Here’s the full list in ranking order:

1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football

What should you do if your password is on this list? Experts say: Change it now. Mashable reports SplashData CEO Morgan Slain as saying hackers will try to break into accounts first by using common passwords. “Even though people are encouraged to select secure, strong passwords, many people continue to choose weak, easy-to-guess ones, placing themselves at risk from fraud and identity theft,” Slain said.

Gizmodo reports that the list is fairly similar to previous years, so the common passwords hackers try haven’t changed that much.

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Comments (171)

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  • ZMileHighGuy
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:02pm

    That’s amazing, I have the same password on my luggage!

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    • DSTSS2010
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:32pm

      Space Balls……..

      DSTSS2010  
    • greensteam
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:44pm

      one-two-three-four

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    • Shiroi Raion
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:03pm

      Mine isn’t even in English.

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    • mils
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:17pm

      well heck……I can’t remember it half the time…one of these might be my password

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    • LisaC49
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:19pm

      Ha! My password is: password. LOL…How original — and dumb — can you GET?

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    • SLOWBIDEN
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:33pm

      My passw3ord is pennstatepervert

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    • DoubleThrowDown
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:37pm

      Got to love a spaceball reference!! Lol

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      DoubleThrowDown  
    • MommyNeedsMoreCoffee
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 8:58pm

      My Password:

      “MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento”

      It had to be 8 characters long & include one capital.

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    • the_truth_or_not
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:07pm

      @MOMMY
      That is SOOOOOO funny. I have not seen that viral email for years now. I was almost ROFL!!!
      Thank-you I needed that!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:29pm

      Back in 2005 I worked for a IT company that managed about 150 Servers remotely. The Terminal Service remote Administrator password for every Server was MASTER. I about died when they told me. I had a very, very hard time not cracking up. When I asked them how long the password has been like this and if they planned on changing it they said, “About 5 years but, we haven’t had any real issues and it’s so easy to remember and to type.” I asked HR how many techs had left in the last 5 years? She just said there was a lot. So much for security.

      I really like the one’s who say, “My password is password but, I spell it Pa$$w0rd and no one could possible guess that!” ROTFLMAO!!!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:33pm

      @MommyNeedsMoreCoffee
      I use…

      BarackRohmAxelSorosBarneyHarryNancyWeinerChicago

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    • Armed Patriot
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 7:05am

      man Im glad my passwors isnt on the list. My password is nobama and I keep it safe.

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    • Phoenixsoulfire
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 11:42am

      The one I don’t see is God, or for our bestest friends who love us Muslims muhammad and ala

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    • BarbieBabe
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:29pm

      @ The-Monk….Chicago isn’t a capital. But it is still funny and they are all characters. It’s just a very bad performance.

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    • wrtaber3
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:54pm

      OMG! I have to change ALL my passwords! Do you think mashable or splashdata would be better? :-)

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    • cyclops
      Posted on November 24, 2011 at 12:51am

      @Mommy,

      LMAO………………Thanks for the laugh……….Excellent post…..

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      cyclops  
  • sapper
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:27pm

    Simply remain sooooo boring no one wants to know anything about you…….problem solved.

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    • LostInTheSpin
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 8:33pm

      couldn’t have said it better myself

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    • Life7508
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:42am

      Yep! only way to do it.

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      Life7508  
    • kcares
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 5:20am

      my solution too, I prefer to be invisible, especially to the gov.

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    • Mountain Mama Martha
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 10:37pm

      AT&T took my password out and sent me an email to tell me this. Now with my password gone, I couldn’t access my email so I had no idea they had done this. In my conversation with the rep trying to correct the problem, she said someone that knew my password had changed it. I told her nobody knew my password or had access to my computer. She insisted that someone had to have. I told her I did not think either of my two doglets would do that. After I got the mess straightened out and accessed my email, I found out yep…someone that knew my password had changed it. Stupid AT&T!! What a bunch of dipwads.

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  • Reload
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:24pm

    phukinnay

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    Reload  
  • stinkybisquit
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:19pm

    I’m the only one who thought of Allen Ludden?

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    • yancie
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 5:22pm

      aww crap my password was stinkybisquit
      lmao just kidding… I like the name though lol

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      yancie  
    • hud
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:23am

      Alternate: Betty White

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      hud  
  • amabokcuf
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:09pm

    Here’s a great password: pqowrva[osrq[0wr8ty2[0gh[afibnv[a9uf]iwrg[ubneritu08359th93975-[984053h=305g8h-4whw9ubbyuisn;suhg7q397b59bp98he0g8hperghobamasucks

    You can steal it if you want to.

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    • Svt4Him
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:20pm

      I like mine:

      1I110O001Bb001O1O08001OB8B8ll188B81l01ll10ll01110lll000o0o0O

      Feel free to keep it if you like.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:24pm

      Thanks :)

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      lukerw  
    • Ialmostforgot
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:43pm

      If anyone could ever figure out that mine is A15RP885 they would be pretty darn clever!

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      Ialmostforgot  
    • the_truth_or_not
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:13pm

      I tried this password one time I never got back into that website:
      dflkhjfohjwvhwo[guj[0gfuj0wgfujh[0wegj[awgh[]0awefugmwfujpaFDJ}PDFJ}+){YUHFipHFo[jf[owFJo]wrjo['WFJ[owefjO]FGJp]egjks]pgjkapefikaw]pej0P]FJALFJLFJAFJOAO[FJO[IFJAE[OFGJ]AWRFI=
      ODR=-R9II0948RT23
      I guess just clicking random buttons was not so smart!

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      the_truth_or_not  
    • VegasLarry
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:59pm

      Hay………..how did you guys guess my passwords?

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      VegasLarry  
    • VegasLarry
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 3:04pm

      Hey………..how did you guys guess my passwords?

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      VegasLarry  
    • Joe in CT
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 7:46pm

      That’s good. I like “Here’s a great password.”!

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      Joe in CT  
  • garyM
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:09pm

    If you have one these, try something like this:
    What_is_the_word _to _get _in _ALEX

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    garyM  
  • garyM
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:07pm

    Is the main page coming up on THE BLAZE for everyone or is it just me. Yesterday I couldn’t get to the Blaze until I did a Google search and clicked on the stories page link. I still can’t click and get to the old title page. Is anyone else having that same problem?

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:12pm

      yep, yesterday had the same problem, today when i refresh the page it stopped,i had to go back to the main page, but when i bookmarked the blaze again, it seems to have started to work right again, not sure what is up, but this is not the first time this month this has happened.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:32pm

      That’s exactly what happened to me. We must think alike. I even tried hitting the home key and the refresh. I still had problems this morning. Maybe Net Neutrality finally kicked in.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:55pm

      You are not alone, SOMETHING seems to be happening, today.

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    • garyM
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:16pm

      Thanks for the replies. I am suspicious that someone tried to hack into the Blaze. Yesterday I saw someone post a php link saying it was free software that allows someone to copy video clips. I also see a link on this page from Melissa85 which has a link. Be careful about going to links that people post. This is how hackers get into systems, they start with hacking someone’s account and then on in from there also is how virus is spread. I’ve seen this done on FB allot. I deactivated my FB account. Best to not click on any links that looks suspicious and don’t end with .com .net or .org!

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    • Metalist
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:57pm

      It happened to me last night, but worked fine this morning. Weird, huh?

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    • SuttonShimai
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:20pm

      It won’t come up for me, either. I have to refresh the page to get it. It’s been like this for the past few days.

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    • Wolf
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:21pm

      You forgot to use your proper password, GaryM… next time, be sure capsloc is off.

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      Wolf  
    • Rational Man
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 7:38pm

      Thought it was my crummy, slow connection. But ya, sometimes I get a blank page that refuses to load content. I also thought it might be because it’s really busy.

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    • moomaw10
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:46pm

      I have been having lots of problems here an at GBTV… I think someone is trying to pull a fast one cause they don’t like the truth here…. JMO

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    • lodgerat
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:24am

      Ditto for me. It’s ok today

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      lodgerat  
    • momofspawn50
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:18pm

      yes, i had the same problem yesterday, but it seems fine today

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      momofspawn50  
  • ENTP
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:58pm

    Qwerty was #4 now that is just funny.

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    ENTP  
  • lukerw
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:56pm

    If you actually have one of these… you will probably select an alternative that is just as easy to break!

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    lukerw  
  • salvawhoray
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:55pm

    usuckmeu

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    salvawhoray  
  • Gazthraka
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:52pm

    This will stop those nasty hackers. As if. HACK THE PLANET!!!! ;)

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  • James Humbert
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:51pm

    How about ObamaDestroyingAmerican2008

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    • selderane
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:40pm

      That’s actually a very good password. The best passwords are ones that contain words meaningful to you (as to be easy to remember for you) but random enough to be difficult to guess. Numbers needn’t even be part of them The webcomic XKCD did a very good strip about this very issue: http://xkcd.com/936/

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    • antiencenom
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 6:21pm

      Right after readin about this ,you think I’m going to click on this link >

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:51pm

    I can never get that stupid password thing to work. I have to get my kids to do it for me. Every time I try typing in my password it just says ••••••••••••••••••••

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  • ENTP
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:50pm

    Mine was OklahomaFootballRules. That was until last weekend anyway, lol just kidding. Remember the movie War Games? Anyone, anyone?? A good movie showing how fast civilization can break down is The Trigger Effect, that was pretty good!

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    ENTP  
  • THX-1138
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:49pm

    N0 1 3v3r gu3$$3$ meye p@ssW0rdz…

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    • ENTP
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:54pm

      No one ? Really… Lol! Can I try??

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      ENTP  
    • THX-1138
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:25pm

      Go for it. I’ll help…

      My passwords are all > 12 characters, alpha/numeric/punctuation of personal phrases no one is likely to have ever heard of (obscure song lyrics, movie quotes, etc…)

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      THX-1138  
    • Tronix
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:40pm

      Unknown and mysterious quotes like: “Say hello to my little friend” , “Well, do ya, punk?” or “Do I make you horny, baby?”

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    • THX-1138
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:56pm

      Or my current favorite (Archer) : “My vulva is as smooth as a veal cutlet!”

      Sm00th@s@v3@lCutl3t!

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      THX-1138  
    • Courtjester19500
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 11:48pm

      @THX 1138 -

      I know that name is from a sci-fi movie back in the 70s – what movie was it? Been racking my brain….

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    • Courtjester19500
      Posted on November 24, 2011 at 12:49am

      Duh. That IS the name of the movie. Bing it stupid! (Me stupid…) Odd movie, but pretty good.

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  • vavaeon
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:49pm

    I suppose if your dealing with GS14 classified information or bank accounts the password protecting it is important…

    otherwise, ask yourself does anyone really give a sht about my emails and if so then be happy because someone feels you matter.

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  • NewLife56
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:48pm

    I’m using ObamaSucks for mine, and since I use his name even if one knows it, no one will type it :-)

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:47pm

    wow,what a relief, because i can not remember what cousin i used this month and what birthday of what uncle or was it my sisters anniversary that is used, o man i can not remember if i used six numbers and one letter or six letters and one number along with my mothers maiden name and first dogs name,or was it my third dog or cats name,crap, i can not even remember my user name for here, i am so glad my pass words or not on this list,or is it, i can remember.

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  • kerrcarto
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:46pm

    Your personal favorite Bible verse is always a good password.

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    kerrcarto  
    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:51pm

      Proverbs 19:13 – A … child is a calamity to a father; a nagging wife annoys like a constant dripping.

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  • gatortoro
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:43pm

    i knew my password wasnt going to be on it, im sure not many people would guess it..obama4moreyears

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  • pjmarshake
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:40pm

    All I can think of is the movie Space Balls…

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    pjmarshake  
  • CatB
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:40pm

    No .. having been the security officer for various business computer systems .. I know better … but I have seen them all.

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    CatB  
  • MrButcher
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:39pm

    Glad to see that my password (imaidiot2) is not up there.

    No one will ever guess my password.

    HAHAHA!!

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  • Secessionista
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:38pm

    Whew! I was worried, as I read that list, that my password, georgeypeorgey, might be on the list. Thankfully, it wasn’t, so I should be safe.

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  • Dont-hate-on-me-2
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:30pm

    well time to change passwords

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