Top 10 Most Common Passwords

Iria · Feb 9, 2007, 10:06 PM

Source: In Technology
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The password trends show that the average user cares less about choosing a strong password and more about memorability.

Our life these days is largely dependent on passwords whether shopping online, transferring funds or sending emails passwords have a part to play.

With fraudsters more and more turning online to get money and we all hear about security breaches and fraud stories all the time.

It still amazes us how people think of passwords as a word they can remember easy, it might just be time for a change if your password is listed here.

Judas · Feb 9, 2007, 10:57 PM

rotfl...

i probably wouldn't have thought of "some" of those passwords...but yeah.. some of them shouldn't ever have been ever used by anyone from the start

calidan · Feb 10, 2007, 12:18 AM

I thought "password" would be number one.

EcPercy · Feb 10, 2007, 12:23 AM

LOL. "Let Me In"

OmegaRED · Feb 10, 2007, 01:56 AM

Somehow I doubt "arsenal" will be a common password anywhere but the UK.

zaim · Feb 10, 2007, 02:14 AM

The Plague: Our recent unknown intruder penetrated using the superuser account, giving him access to our whole system.
Margo: Precisely what you're paid to prevent.
The Plague: Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and...
Margo: [glares at The Plague]
The Plague: god. So, would your holiness care to change her password?

Cba - Andy · Feb 10, 2007, 09:47 AM

Must confess i have used 2 of them passwords once or twice but only on unimport websites that dont hold important personal info

Tinkerhell · Feb 12, 2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaim

The Plague: Our recent unknown intruder penetrated using the superuser account, giving him access to our whole system.
Margo: Precisely what you're paid to prevent.
The Plague: Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and...
Margo: [glares at The Plague]
The Plague: god. So, would your holiness care to change her password?

Great movie. Total BS but such a fun flick it didn't matter. And of course Angelina was in it.

But I don't get Thomas, Liverpool and arsenal...

**MIG-31** · Feb 12, 2007, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Somehow I doubt "arsenal" will be a common password anywhere but the UK.

Maybe within the borders of london..

But i would not of said this or liverpool was a very common password.

But how does this gain common knowledge unless someones leaking the passwords to begin with.

Besides i would of also added somebody's Birth Date be included in this sort of list.

FuNsTeR · Feb 12, 2007, 05:34 PM

i'm kool

never used any of them

mkk · Feb 12, 2007, 05:49 PM

Just pick a couple of welsh towns and rotate passwords once in a while. Like:
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merthyr Tydfil, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan.
Break that.

Feb 9, 2007, 10:06 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Top 10 Most Common Passwords Source: In Technology _____________ The password trends show that the average user cares less about choosing a strong password and more about memorability. Our life these days is largely dependent on passwords whether shopping online, transferring funds or sending emails passwords have a part to play. With fraudsters more and more turning online to get money and we all hear about security breaches and fraud stories all the time. It still amazes us how people think of passwords as a word they can remember easy, it might just be time for a change if your password is listed here.

Feb 10, 2007, 12:18 AM	#3
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I thought "password" would be number one. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

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Feb 10, 2007, 09:47 AM	#7
Cba - Andy Got milk? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Uk - Scotland Posts: 385 Rep Power: 0	Must confess i have used 2 of them passwords once or twice but only on unimport websites that dont hold important personal info __________________

Feb 10, 2007, 12:23 AM	#4
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	LOL. "Let Me In"

Feb 12, 2007, 05:34 PM	#10
FuNsTeR Caledonian and Proud Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Darkest Ayrshire Posts: 1,305 Rep Power: 88 System Specs	i'm kool never used any of them __________________ "They say when you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear satanic messages ..... but that's nothing, if you play it forward it will install Windows"

Feb 12, 2007, 05:49 PM	#11
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Just pick a couple of welsh towns and rotate passwords once in a while. Like: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merthyr Tydfil, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan. Break that.