The world’s most popular password is so stupid you will just despair

Most of us are guilty of reusing the odd password, or keeping the same one unchanged for a decade or so – but this list of the world’s top passwords is mind-boggling.

A huge number of users are still using wildly insecure passwords, despite years of advice to toughen up security.

Using easy-to-guess passwords basically hands hackers the keys to online accounts – and can lead to identity theft, or worse.

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The list from Keeper Security is based on 10 million hacked accounts posted online – and shows that a whopping 17% of accounts still use 123456.

Second-most popular is 123456789.

The researchers from Keeper security analysed 10 million hacked accounts, saying, ‘’The list of most-frequently used passwords has changed little over the past few years.

‘That means that user education has limits [and], while it’s important for users to be aware of risks, a sizable minority are never going to take the time or effort to protect themselves.’

Keeper Security’s 2016 most popular password list

123456
123456789
qwerty
12345678
111111
1234567890
1234567
password
123123
987654321