What are the worst passwords you can use?

These days there are so many sites and accounts you need to log into that it is hard to think of new unique passwords So often when it comes down to creating a new password people either use the same password over and over again or create easy to remember passwords or both According to password management application maker SplashID some of the most commonly used passwords for 2011 are password 123456 12345678 qwerty abc123 and monkey Many of these passwords keep reappearing in the list of common passwords year after year signaling that people either cant be bothered to change their passwords or dont understand the importance of keeping their online identities safeu00a0 If youre one of those people who thought it was clever to use password as your password its time to wisen up and make a change Switching the o to a zero to make it passw0rd Not much better advised SplashID By using simple numerical passwords or short common words as your password youre making it easy for computers or cybercriminals to break into your accounts Hackers can easily break into many accounts just by repeatedly trying common passwords warned SplashID CEO Morgan Slain Even though people are encouraged to select secure strong passwords many people continue to choose weak easytoguess ones placing themselves at risk from fraud and identity theft Slain added what you dont want is a password that is easily guessable If you have a password that is short or common or a word in the dictionary its like leaving your door open for identity thieves Microsoft advises that the keys to creating strong passwords are length and complexity on its Safety and Security Center website Lifehacker suggests using multiword phrases with spaces which are much easier to remember to make your passwords more secure rather than using a more risky sixcharacteronly password Want to know how long it would take a desktop computer to crack your password Test it with httphowsecureismypasswordnet SplashID identified the most commonly used passwords list for 2011 by trawling through files containing millions of stolen passwords that were posted online by hackers The top 25 most commonly used passwords for 2011 according to SplashID u00a0u00a0 1 passwordu00a0u00a0 2 123456u00a0u00a0 3 12345678u00a0u00a0 4 qwertyu00a0u00a0 5 abc123u00a0u00a0 6 monkeyu00a0u00a0 7 1234567u00a0u00a0 8 letmeinu00a0u00a0 9 trustno1u00a0 10 dragonu00a0 11 baseballu00a0 12 111111u00a0 13 iloveyouu00a0 14 masteru00a0 15 sunshineu00a0 16 ashleyu00a0 17 baileyu00a0 18 passw0rdu00a0 19 shadowu00a0 20 123123u00a0 21 654321u00a0 22 supermanu00a0 23 qazwsxu00a0 24 michaelu00a0 25 football