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This is the list of the most common passwords – and 123456 is still at the top

Published 19:35 23 Mar 2016 GMT

Updated 19:36 23 Mar 2016 GMT

Carl Anka
This is the list of the most common passwords – and 123456 is still at the top

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Between Netflix, Email, Facebook and Twitter, the average person has a lot of passwords on the go.

The hassle of remembering them all for each sign in can cause many a person to go with something simple and easy. Which is probably why once again, despite ongoing fears about tech security, some of the most common passwords in the world are 123456", "qwerty" and "password". Security group SplashData, collated passwords from a number of data breaches from around America and Western Europe and found for the fifth year in a row, "123456" was the most common password about. Computer It's eyebrow raiser for sure, especially after Edward Snowden pointed out how quickly computers can solve easy passwords. Common terms including "football", "letmein", "starwars" and "login" have also featured in their list, so you may want to switch your password if one of those terms are familiar. You can find the list of most common passwords below if you feel like making a change and staying safe online. If you're getting worried about your web security, JOE recommends 1Password along with these other handy web extensions. The 25 most common passwords
  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