Bad Passwords of 2017

Every year we recommend that people change their passwords to something other than 12345, qwerty or password. Every year there are a few more creative ones added to the list of bad passwords - such as "passw0rd", but if you are using anything from this list of top 100 bad passwords, shame on you. Now go change it to something that is not on the list.

“Unfortunately, while the newest episode may be a fantastic addition to the Star Wars franchise, ‘starwars’ is a dangerous password to use,” SplashData CEO Morgan Slain said in a press release. “Hackers are using common terms from pop culture and sports to break into accounts online because they know many people are using those easy-to-remember words.”

Source: SplashData