Worst Passwords of 2015: ‘Starwars’ joins ‘letmein’; ‘monkey’ & ‘123456’ in list

The 25 worst passwords of 2015 have been released by SplashData, indicating that many people are still failing to protect themselves online.

The number one worst password — and the same one from 2014 — was “123456.” In the number two spot was “password,” which was also in the same spot on the list as last year.

Some other new passwords showed up, such as “login,” “welcome,” and “passw0rd.” There were quite a few Star Wars fans out there as well, since new entries also included “starwars,” “solo,” and “princess.”

But it’s important to note that these choices are incredibly easy for a hacker to guess. Many of the most common passwords are loaded into software designed to crack accounts that run through a text file dictionary, trying each one, or combining words together.

So if your password is on the list, you should change it immediately.

“We hope that with more publicity about how risky it is to use weak passwords, more people will take steps to strengthen their passwords and, most importantly, use different passwords for different websites,” said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, in a statement.

Top 25 worst passwords of 2015:

1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. football
8. 1234
9. 1234567
10. baseball
11. welcome
12. 1234567890
13. abc123
14. 111111
15. 1qaz2wsx
16. dragon
17. master
18. monkey
19. letmein
20. login
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. solo
24. passw0rd
25. starwars

Agencies/Canadajournal