It’s funny that in the age where all the action happen online people still don’t understand the power of a good password. With hackers and identity thief always lurking on the web to steal your personal data and in worst case scenario money it has never been so important to be smart while setting a password.
Every email ,social media network, banking service etc. reminds you from time to time to have a strong password for your account but some of us are simply so clumsy to do so.
Would you ever put all your hard earned money in a bag and leave it on a street to get stolen? No right! The same principle applies for passwords, having an easy password is like intentionally sharing it with the whole world.
Here we bring you the list of 10 dumbest passwords of all time and in case yours is in this list then go change it before hackers claim their next victim.
Password:
Ohhh no one would ever guess my password is password? The word Password tops the list of most popular password around the world and many people still seem to use it as their password. Seriously! Can’t you come up with 6-8 random or meaningful letters to protect your stuff?
123456/12345678:
If there was a competition for most stupid password 123456 would definitely top the chart. Remember, we are humans and our brain is known for creativity. We get it you are a big fan of numbers but using them in such brainless way not cool!
123abc/abc123:
So you know your numbers and alphabets we get it. Even a preschooler can guess this password and hackers are tech junkies after all. You will get plenty of opportunity to show your childish side but remember no kidding with password and you are forbidden to use favorite parade song 123123 as well.
QWERTY:
We have outgrown the age when people did not know what a keyboard is; using the first six letter of your keyboard as a password might be easy for you but guess what? It’s an easy guess for a hacker.
Welcome:
Wow! For those who think they have damn cool password that’s also easy to remember; congratulations! You have just welcomed the identity thieves and hackers to steal whatever they like.
Iloveyou:
People who have just bought a new device and fallen in love with it are most likely to use this touchy password. If you think love is in air than you are an easy victim to this password trap that warmly let the hackers in your personal space.
Letmein:
This one is the fancier version of welcome and you are more likely to use it if you feel a special connection with your account. Sadly, Let Me In is one of the favorite words among hackers who use it with different symbols to invade you personal information.
Monkey:
Of course you admire the fact that we all come from monkeys. We get it, but try to understand that we have much more developed brain compare to our ancestors. For some reasons Monkey remains one of the most used dumb password and if you use it you might be scratching your head like a monkey.
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