Top Passwords in 2015

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I do an update on this post almost every year. Here is a list of the most used passwords in 2015. If you use any of these passwords, change them immediately—and I mean right now!

  1. 123456 (Unchanged from last year’s list)
  2. password (Also unchanged)
  3. 12345678 (Up 1 spot from last year)
  4. qwerty (Up 1)
  5. 12345 (Down 2 from last year)
  6. 123456789 (Unchanged from last year)
  7. football (Up 3)
  8. 1234 (Down 1)
  9. 1234567 (Up 2)
  10. baseball (Down 2)
  11. welcome (New to the list)
  12. 1234567890 (New)
  13. abc123 (Up 1)
  14. 111111 (Up 1)
  15. 1qaz2wsx (New)
  16. dragon (Down 7)
  17. master (Up 2)
  18. monkey (Down 6)
  19. letmein (Down 6; also: really?)
  20. login (New)
  21. princess (New)
  22. qwertyuiop (New)
  23. solo (New)
  24. passw0rd (New)
  25. starwars (New; hello, “Force Awakens” fans)

Here are links to past blog posts on passwords.

Your Password is What?

The Importance of Passwords