Password management company SplashData has compiled the "25 most common passwords of the year" using data that hackers have posted online. Here are the 25 most common passwords of 2012, along with the change in rank from last year.
#1 password (Unchanged)
#2 123456 (Unchanged)
#3 12345678 (Unchanged)
#4 abc123 (Up 1)
#5 qwerty (Down 1)
Source : AFP
The firm also suggested that using passwords of eight characters or more with mixed types of characters would protect consumers from getting hacked or losing their data.
#6 monkey (Unchanged)
#7 letmein (Up 1)
#8 dragon (Up 2)
#9 111111 (Up 3)
#10 baseball (Up 1)
Source : AFP
Using different passwords for different websites is another way of saving information.
#11 iloveyou (Up 2)
#12 trustno1 (Down 3)
#13 1234567 (Down 6)
#14 sunshine (Up 1)
#15 master (Down 1)
Source : AFP
A password manager application that organizes and protects passwords and can automatically log you into websites is the easiest solution to mangae too many passwords if people face difficulty in remembering them, the report said.
#16 123123 (Up 4)
#17 welcome (New)
#18 shadow (Up 1)
#19 ashley (Down 3)
#20 football (Up 5)
Source : AFP
These 25 'most dangerous' passwords are never to be used. Have you ever used a password mentioned in this list?