We get it. It’s hard to choose a password you’ll remember, especially when you’re required to input one that needs an uppercase character, a lowercase character, a number, and a symbol. That doesn’t give you an excuse to make up a password that’s as simple as ‘123456.’ It’s for your own sake, as well. Teams ID, a Silicon Valley tech company that provides password management and security solutions to both individuals and businesses, has released its list of the top 100 worst passwords of 2019. The list consists of predictable passwords that are commonly used and provide little to no security to accounts and private data.
If you possess any of the passwords below, TeamsID suggests that you change it up as soon as you can:
1| 123456
2| 123456789
3| qwerty
4| password
5| 1234567
6| 12345678
7| 12345
8| Iloveyou
9| 111111
10| 123123
11| abc123
12| qwerty123
13| 1q2w3e4r
14| admin
15| qwertyuiop
16| 654321
17| 555555
18| lovely
19| 7777777
20| welcome
21| 888888
22| princess
23| dragon
24| password1
25| 123qwe
26| 666666
27| 1qaz2wsx
28| 333333
29| michael
30| sunshine
31| liverpool
32| 777777
33| 1q2w3e4r5t
34| donald
35| football
36| freedom
37| charlie
38| letmein
39| [email protected]#$%^&*
40| secret
41| aa123456
42| 987654321
43| zxcvbnm
44| passw0rd
45| bailey
46| nothing
47| shadow
48| 121212
49| biteme
The Pew Research Center listed poor or weak passwords and repetition as top threats in data privacy and identity theft or hacking. Some of the other risks in the breach of data privacy include sharing passwords with others or using an unsecured WiFi connection. To prevent any data breach, the study suggests that one would always update the operating system of their smartphones to ensure that it carries the latest security updates. Using a different, more complicated password for each account helps, too.
