Starwars Was One Of The Most Used Passwords In 2017
Of all the horrible passwords used in 2017, Star Wars fans might be the easiest to hack. Ranking [...]
Of all the horrible passwords used in 2017, Star Wars fans might be the easiest to hack.
Ranking sixteenth in the top 25 most-used passwords in 2017, "starwars" is more likely to be your Star Wars t-shirt wearing friend's log in information than you thought. Also featured on the list are "iloveyou," "football," and "passw0rd."
Here is the full list of most-used passwords, according to LifeHacker.com:
- 123456
- password
- 12345678
- qwerty
- 12345
- 123456789
- letmein
- 1234567
- football
- iloveyou
- admin
- welcome
- monkey
- login
- abc123
- starwars
- 123123
- dragon
- passw0rd
- master
- hello
- freedom
- whatever
- qazwsx
- trustno1
Looks like Star Wars fans are easier to infiltrate than Supreme Leader Snoke's ship! The data was collected by password managing software manufacturer SplashData, whose products include SplashID and TeamsID.
"Hackers are using common terms from pop culture and sports to break into accounts online," SplashData's CEO Morgan Slain said, "because they know many people are using those easy-to-remember words."
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