The Worst Passwords of 2014

SplashData has released its 4th annual annual list of the most popular worst passwords (Reference : Splashdata).

The top 25 most commonly used bad passwords are:

1. 123456 (Unchanged from 2013)
2. password (Unchanged)
3. 12345 (Up 17)
4. 12345678 (Down 1)
5. qwerty (Down 1)
6. 1234567890 (Unchanged)
7. 1234 (Up 9)
8. baseball (New)
9. dragon (New)
10. football (New)
11. 1234567 (Down 4)
12. monkey (Up 5)
13. letmein (Up 1)
14. abc123 (Down 9)
15. 111111 (Down 8)
16. mustang (New)
17. access (New)
18. shadow (Unchanged)
19. master (New)
20. michael (New)
21. superman (New)
22. 696969 (New)
23. 123123 (Down 12)
24. batman (New)
25. trustno1 (Down 1)

"The bad news from my research is that this year's most commonly used passwords are pretty consistent with prior years,” said Mark Burnett,  online security expert and author of Perfect Passwords. Burnett collaborated with SplashData on the list.  "The good news is that it appears that more people are moving away from using these passwords."

Other tips from a review of this year's Worst Passwords List include:

 - Don't use a favorite sport as your password – "baseball" and "football" are in top 10, and "hockey,""soccer" and "golfer" are in the top 100. Don't use a favorite team either, as "yankees,""eagles,""steelers,""rangers," and "lakers" are all in the top 100.

- Don't use your birthday or especially just your birth year -- 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 are all in the top 100.
While baby name books are popular for naming children, don't use them as sources for picking passwords. Common names such as "michael,""jennifer,""thomas,""jordan,""hunter,""michelle,""charlie,""andrew," and "daniel" are all in the top 50.

Also in the top 100 are swear words and phrases, hobbies, famous athletes, car brands, and film names.
This is the first year that SplashData has collaborated on the list with Mark Burnett, online security expert and author of "Perfect Passwords"

If you are interested in comparing the situation of the worst passwords of the previous year, then it is available the following article : The Worst Passwords of 2013