Do Not Use These Passwords!
If there is one thing that we can all agree on, it’s that 2020 has been a dumpster fire. The only thing that would make it worse is if someone hacked your password and stole your data. We’re here for you. I present a list of the 100 worst passwords around. If your password is on this list, we’ll give you some advice about how to handle it.
100 Terrible Passwords Ranked from Worst to Slightly Less Terrible
- 12345
- 123456
- 123456789
- test1
- password
- 12345678
- zinch
- g_czechout
- asdf
- qwerty
- 1234567890
- 1234567
- Aa123456.
- iloveyou
- 1234
- abc123
- 111111
- 123123
- dubsmash
- test
- princess
- qwertyuiop
- sunshine
- BvtTest123
- 11111
- ashley
- 00000
- 000000
- password1
- monkey
- livetest
- 55555
- soccer
- charlie
- asdfghjkl
- 654321
- family
- michael
- 123321
- football
- baseball
- q1w2e3r4t5y6
- nicole
- jessica
- purple
- shadow
- hannah
- chocolate
- michelle
- daniel
- maggie
- qwerty123
- hello
- 112233
- jordan
- tigger
- 666666
- 987654321
- superman
- 12345678910
- summer
- 1q2w3e4r5t
- fitness
- bailey
- zxcvbnm
- f&*^you (edited)
- 121212
- buster
- butterfly
- dragon
- jennifer
- amanda
- justin
- cookie
- basketball
- shopping
- pepper
- joshua
- hunter
- ginger
- matthew
- abcd1234
- taylor
- samantha
- whatever
- andrew
- 1qaz2wsx3edc
- thomas
- jasmine
- animoto
- madison
- 0987654321
- 54321
- flower
- Password
- maria
- babygirl
- lovely
- sophie
- Chegg123
If you’ve looked through this list and are distraught that you have a terrible password, the fix is easy. Change your password immediately to something more secure. I’ve talked extensively about the anatomy of a secure password here, so I won’t discuss that in depth in this post.
If you’re tired of managing passwords for the 1 million accounts you have in your life, it might be time to consider a password manager such as LastPass. This allows you to stay secure and simplifies your life by making it so you don’t have to remember all those passwords.
There are other things you can do as well. Setting up 2 factor authentication on your accounts where possible is a good idea. Its much more secure and can be simply done by using an authenticator app on your phone in many cases. I’ve talked about that in depth here.
Summary
2020 has been a disaster of a year. Don’t make it worse by leaving yourself open to attack. Also know that the experts at i.t.NOW are here to help with all your IT security questions. If you’re concerned about the safety of your data, and don’t already have a plan in place, call us today.
