The 25 most popular passwords of 2013 prove people are just as naive as ever

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You would think that with all of the newfound attention that online privacy generated over the course of 2013, people would perhaps rethink some of their mundane password choices to better lock down their online accounts. Think again. A list of the top 25 most common passwords of last year proves we’re just as naïve as ever.

The list from SplashData was compiled from the millions of stolen passwords last year that were ultimately made public. The list was heavily influenced by the massive Adobe breach in October which explains some of the newcomers and for the first time ever, “password” was dethroned as the most common password… by “123456.”

Without further ado, we present the top 25 most common passwords of 2013.

1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. 123456789
7. 111111
8. 1234567
9. iloveyou
10. adobe123
11. 123123
12. admin
13. 1234567890
14. letmein
15. photoshop
16. 1234
17. monkey
18. shadow
19. sunshine
20. 12345
21. password1
22. princess
23. azerty
24. trustno1
25. 000000

In addition to “adobe123” and “photoshop,” security experts believe that “123456” and “123456789” were also top choices among Adobe users. As SplashData CEO Morgan Slain reminds us, the fact that “adobe123” and “photoshop” are on the list at all should be a good reminder that basing your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing is not exactly a bright idea.
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Don"t know if i can post this here but they have probably changed it already. The password to the wifi of the wimpy in hartenbos opposite of spar is 12345678, been there on vacation and ate there 24/7
 
Vapor-X said:
Don"t know if i can post this here but they have probably changed it already. The password to the wifi of the wimpy in hartenbos opposite of spar is 12345678, been there on vacation and ate there 24/7
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Duude now you tell us.. I was there earlier this month !
 
Lol, I will admit I am guilty of using number 4 for some random website a few months ago. However I am surprised by "sunshine" password though
 
I try and use password that are based on the keyboard layout so it looks random. One example I used was sdfvhu
 
I've had a scare where my all-purpose password may have been compromised. Now I use very random, long strings of words that are normally spelt phonetically instead of correctly. These are not easy to remember, but I get by.

(Note: this is not actually my formula for making passwords, I'm totally paranoid and I'm saying this to throw would-be hackers off the trail)
 
I know it's a bad habit but I've been using a similar if not the same password for most things online. I only use a different and stronger password for things like my email, Steam and anything that I've previously used my credit card with.
 
For most things these days the password has to be letters numbers and (forgot what its called but like a *or#) so im quite surprised by the list... Its strange how people can be this lazy with security...
 
Necuno posted a very interesting article on MyBB a while back.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/578989-Nuclear-Launch-Code-at-US-Silos-Was-00000000

The TL;DR version: The US used 00000000 as their nuclear launch codes until the late 70s.

Also:

For all you guys that have special characters, mixed caps and both numeric and alphanumeric in your passwords:

password_strength.png
 
Mister 44 said:
For all you guys that have special characters, mixed caps and both numeric and alphanumeric in your passwords:

password_strength.png
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Damn, you beat me to it... love that XKCD

Only I have my own little spin on it in that I use the site name or type as one of the 4 words. That way what works for one site is not the same for the others so if one is compromised I don't have to go into a flat spin to change everything.

Example of how I would use above:
Facebook would be: correct horse social staple
Mygaming would be: correct horse gaming staple
and so on
 
Our company policy enforces the use of a strong password. Uppercase, lowercase, numbers and special characters. So basically each time I need to change it, I change my password that all over.

But I have to admit, I have used at least one of those passwords before :o

Have you guys checked out this site before?

How Secure Is My Password

Result says it would a Desktop PC at least 25 Thousand Years to crack my password.
 
Iam3G said:
Our company policy enforces the use of a strong password. Uppercase, lowercase, numbers and special characters. So basically each time I need to change it, I change my password that all over.

But I have to admit, I have used at least one of those passwords before :o

Have you guys checked out this site before?

How Secure Is My Password

Result says it would a Desktop PC at least 25 Thousand Years to crack my password.
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Problem is that the hackers no longer use a single PC to crack passwords, instead I have bot farms that can do the work in days if not hours.

Worse if they have access to an entire list from a site and get the salt then its just a matter of minutes per password.

Best rule is to make it as long as possible.
 
Iam3G said:
Our company policy enforces the use of a strong password. Uppercase, lowercase, numbers and special characters. So basically each time I need to change it, I change my password that all over.

But I have to admit, I have used at least one of those passwords before :o

Have you guys checked out this site before?

How Secure Is My Password

Result says it would a Desktop PC at least 25 Thousand Years to crack my password.
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I use the method from the XKCD comic:

It would take a desktop PC about
413 quadrillion years
to crack your password
 
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