"The 25 Worst Passwords of 2013"

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SplashData, which makes password management applications, has released its 2013 list of the 25 worst passwords based on files containing millions of stolen passwords posted online in the last year. “123456″ now tops “password,” which normally leads the round-up.

Here’s the full list:

  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
“123456″ and “123456789″ were a couple of the most popular passwords believed to belong to Adobe users, according to a list published by security consulting firm Stricture Consulting Group in Nov. 2013 after Adobe confirmed a customer data breach a month earlier. That would also explain why “adobe123″ is at number 10 and “photoshop” is at number 15 on SplashData’s 2013 list.

(LIST: These Are the 25 Worst Passwords of 2012)

Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, said in a statement: “Seeing passwords like ‘adobe123’ and ‘photoshop’ on this list offers a good reminder not to base your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing.”

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http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/20/the-25-worst-passwords-of-2013/
 

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How Secure Is My Password: The Ultimate Litmus Test - on abine.com blog : http://www.abine.com/blog/2013/secure-password-ultimate-litmus-test/
What does it mean to have a strong password, and how can I create one?
The more unique, random, and memorable that you can make your password, the better. Entropy, the measure of randomness, can help you decipher whether your combination of letters, numbers, and symbols has enough randomness to be a strong password. As the diagram above shows, using common words makes weak passwords.
Any words that you can find in the dictionary, and any repetition of those words, decreases entropy and makes a password hack far more likely. Also, using the same password on multiple websites puts all of your online accounts at risk. Use as many letters, numbers, and symbols as possible within the website’s limits, and remember to change your password from website to website for optimal password strength.
 
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