Worst passwords of 2017: ‘123456’ comes top once again


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 20 Dec 2017

Splashdata has released its annual ranking of the worst passwords of 2017, using data from more than 5 million leaked passwords. For 2017, the world's most-hacked password is still "123456," followed by "Password." 

Between them, these two passwords have ruled the ranking sine 2011, and that's no surprise, since they're the easiest and most predictable passwords to hack. 

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