2016 was a year particularly rich in computer hacks and disclosure of user databases containing their passwords. But the good side of things, if we can find one, is that these leaks allow us to have an overview of the worst passwords used by Internet users!
In the early days of the Internet, passwords seemed like an impenetrable shield to protect user accounts. But the technologies used by hackers have evolved very quickly to the point where passwords are Passwords almost useless. At this point, you might as well assume that your data is accessible to everyone.
Indeed, nowadays, to protect yourself, it is essential to generate long passwords, without any meaning and composed of all types of characters or to use password managers. However, most people do neither, and always use the same password, very simple, since their first steps on the web.
The 25 Worst Passwords of 2016
Keeper Security, which developed the Keeper password manager, has compiled a list of the most commonly used passwords based on data recovered from the leaks that took place in 2016 (about 10 million passwords). Being the most common, these are therefore the worst passwords because hackers can crack them all very easily.
- 123456
- 123456789
- Qwerty
- 12345678
- 111111
- 1234567890
- 1234567
- Password
- 123123
- 987654321
- Qwertyuop
- Mynoob
- 123321
- 666666
- 18atckd2w
- 7777777
- 1q2w3e4r
- 654321
- 555555
- 3rjs1la7qe
- 1q2w3e4r5t
- 123qwe
- zxcvbnm
- 1q2w3e
A large number of these Passwords have been very popular for years and for good reason, they are short passwords, easy to remember or corresponding to a sequence of keys on your keyboard (often on qwerty keyboards).
If you regularly use this type of password, you only have one thing to do: change it!
But in the end, a password can always be hacked (even if it takes years or even centuries for the most complex ones)... the future of personal data protection lies elsewhere, particularly in biometric protections (facial recognition, fingerprints, pupils, etc.).
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Securing passwords is very important!