If you see your password below, STOP!
Do not finish reading this post and immediately go change your password. You will probably make changes in several places since passwords tend to be reused for multiple accounts.
Here are two lists, the first compiled by SplashData:
1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4.qwerty
5. abc123
6.monkey
7. 1234567
8.letmein
9. trustno1
10.dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13.iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19.shadow
20. 123123
21.654321
22.superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football
If you’ve gotten this far and don’t see any of your passwords, that’s good news. But, note that you should choose complex passwords combining letters and numbers.
• It should contain at least eight characters
• It should contain a mix of four different types of characters – upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters such as !@#$%^&*,;” If there is only one letter or special character, it should not be either the first or last character in the password.
• It should not be a name, a slang word, or any word in the dictionary. It should not include any part of your name or your e mail address.
Following that advice, of course, means you’ll create a password that will be impossible.
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