The worst PASSWORD of the year is .... 1-2-3-4-5-6

ByJames W Jakobs KFSN logo
Thursday, December 21, 2017
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Using data from 5 million leaked passwords from users in North America and Western Europe, security company SplashData has announced their list of worst passwords for 2017.

The worst offender, "123456".

Second worst, "password".

Further down the list you'll find the names of people, sports teams, cities, and other somewhat recognizable and possibly memorable items like "banana", "blahblah", and "letmein".

Some expletives show up on the list too, so be careful if you're clicking on the complete list that can be found here: SplashData Worst Password List