Most Common Passwords

Is one of these your password?

1    123456
2    password
3    12345
4    12345678
5    qwerty
6    1234567890
7    1234
8    baseball
9    dragon
10    football 
11    1234567 
12    monkey
13    letmein
14    abc123 
15    111111 
16    mustang 
17    access 
18    shadow
19    master
20    michael
21    superman
22    696969
23    123123
24    batman
25    trustno1


If so, you should think about changing your password to something more secure. Some things to avoid when creating a password include:

•   Don’t use a favorite sport as your password – “baseball” and “football” are in top 10, and “hockey,” “soccer” and “golfer” are in the top 100. Don’t use a favorite team either, as “yankees,” “eagles,” “steelers,” “rangers,” and “lakers” are all in the top 100.
•  Don’t use your birthday or especially just your birth year -- 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 are all in the top 100.
• While baby name books are popular for naming children, don’t use them as sources for picking passwords. Common names such as “michael,” “jennifer,” “thomas,” “jordan,” “hunter,” “michelle,” “charlie,” “andrew,” and “daniel” are all in the top 50.
  
  
  Source: Splashdata