PC Magazine has compiled a list of the 10 most commonly used passwords by computer users today. Some are understandable – like numbers 1, 2 and 3 (see below) – while others (such as 6 and 9) are just plain odd.
Here’s the Top 10 list of most commonly used computer passwords:
1. password
2. 123456
3. qwerty
4. abc123
5. letmein
6. monkey
7. myspace 1
8. password 1
9. blink182
10. (your first name)
If you have any of these, change them immediately.
Computer experts agree you shouldn’t use the same password for everything. Ff a malicious type figures it out, they can do some serious damage, especially when it comes to online banking (uploading a picture of a pig wearing a fedora as your Facebook profile, however, is relatively harmless).
It’s also recommended to use a combination of letters and numbers that would be virtually impossible to guess, such as “w8llpap6r” and refrain from writing these down on pieces of paper or in a document on your PC (e.g. mypasswords.doc).
http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/05/top-10-most-com.html
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