It seems some are
just indolent or simply too occupied to work their brains out and come up with
invulnerable passwords.
According Graphic
News, SplashData published its annual list of the worst passwords of the year,
using data pulled from over five million passwords that were leaked across 2017
by hackers.
Despite major
data leaks, many people still continue to use weak passwords that can be easily
guessed. Weak passwords like '123456' and 'Password' for example, were the two
most popular passwords SplashData came across, as they have been for several
years running.
Graphic News
quoted a list of 20 weak passwords and the top 10 worst passwords included
'123456', '12345678', 'qwerty', '12345', '123456789', 'letmein', '1234567',
'football', and 'iloveyou'.
These passwords
are mostly made up of a single word or consecutive number string which can
prove to be dangerous as they can be easily hacked.
"Unfortunately,
while the newest episode may be a fantastic addition to the Star Wars
franchise, 'starwars' is a dangerous password to use," said Morgan Slain,
CEO of SplashData, Inc.
He added,
"Hackers are using common terms from pop culture and sports to break into
accounts online because they know many people are using those easy-to-remember
words."
With data
breaches being so common it is recommended that a strong password consisting of
multiple random words or multiple numbers, letters, and characters is
essential, and it's also important not to use the same password for more than
one account.