Worst Passwords of 2015

2015’s most used cracked passwords ranked by popularity… Yes, people still use bad passwords, despite the warnings to have some complexity. Perhaps we should code systems to reject simple passwords?

1. 123456 (UNCHANGED)
2. PASSWORD (UNCHANGED)
3. 12345678 (UP 1)
4. QWERTY (UP 1)
5. 12345 (DOWN 2)
6. 123456789 (UNCHANGED)
7. FOOTBALL (UP 3)
8. 1234 (DOWN 1)
9. 1234567 (UP 2)
10. BASEBALL (DOWN 2)
11. WELCOME (NEW)
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)
20. LOGIN (NEW)
21. PRINCESS (NEW)
22. QWERTYUIOP (NEW)
23. SOLO (NEW)
24. PASSW0RD (NEW)
25. STARWARS (NEW)

If you insist on keeping a horribly simple password, use Two-Factor or Two Step authentication!