Unfortunate and Commonly used Passwords

Studies reveal that people can be careless and lazy (?) when selecting their passwords.

Scary Logins: Worst Passwords of 2012

1 password
2 123456
3 12345678
4 abc123
5 qwerty
6 monkey
7 letmein
8 dragon
9 111111
10 baseball
11 iloveyou
12 trustno1
13 1234567
14 sunshine
15 master
16 123123
17 welcome
18 shadow
19 ashley
20 football
21 jesus
22 michael
23 ninja
24 mustang
25 password1

Password Popularity – Top 20 by Imperva

1 123456
2 12345
3 123456789
4 Password
5 iloveyou
6 princess
7 rockyou
8 1234567
9 12345678
10 abc123
11 Nicole
12 Daniel
13 babygirl
14 monkey
15 Jessica
16 Lovely
17 michael
18 Ashley
19 654321
20 Qwerty

 

Report: Analysis of the Stratfor Password List

Stratfor

Links

  • A collection of wordlists is available at Openwall.
  • Another (link) collection of password dictionaries is available at Skull Security.
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