THE WORST PASSWORDS OF 2017

According to SplashData

RANK

 PASSWORD CHANGE FROM 2016
1 123456 Unchanged
2 password Unchanged
3 12345678 Unchanged
4 qwerty 2­↑
5 12345 2­↓
6 123456789 New
7 letmein New
8 1234567 Unchanged
9 football 4↓
10 iloveyou New
11 admin ­4↑
12 welcome Unchanged
13 monkey New
14 login 3↓
15 abc123 1↓
16 starwars New
17 123123 New
18 dragon 1­↑
19 passw0rd 1↓
20 master 1↑
21 hello New
22 freedom New
23 whatever New
24 qazwsx New
25 trustno1 New

3 Simple Tips for Better Passwords

  1.   Use a length of 12 or more characters with mixed types of characters.
  2.   Avoid using the same password over and over on different websites.
  3.   Use a password manager to organize and generate random passwords.

Yes, a bunch of people used “login”.