“Donald” Was One of the Worst Passwords You Used in 2018
Is your password sunshine , 666666 or monkey ? Bad news: if a hacker tries to guess your password, this is one of the very first things he will try. SplashData, the makers of the password managers SplashID , TeamsID and Gpass , have just released their annual list of “worst passwords . “ The company has verified over 5 million passwords and identified the 25 most common passwords. Collectively, these passwords are used by 10 percent of computer users.
Although most of them appeared in previous lists of leaders, new entries include princess, sunshine,! @ # $% ^ & * And donald . Personally, I’m willing to bet with real money that at least one important account in the White House is password protected by donald .
If you use any of the passwords below, replace it with a longer, stronger password . And get yourself a password manager so you don’t have to remember your passwords.
The 25 most popular passwords of 2018
- 123456
- password
- 123456789
- 12345678
- 12345
- 111111
- 1234567
- sunlight
- qwerty
- I love you
- Princess
- admin
- welcome
- 666666
- abc123
- football
- 123123
- monkey
- 654321
- ! @ # $% ^ & *
- Charlie
- aa123456
- Donald
- password1
- qwerty123
Check out the Top 100 Passwords of 2018 on SplashData. And while you are doing that, check last year’s list – they are all still extremely insecure.