Jan 21, 2020
I always knew that passwords were important. And yet, one day, I got hacked.
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I always knew that passwords were important. And yet, one day, I got hacked.
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The Top 100 Worst Passwords of 2019 | SplashData — https://www.teamsid.com/100-50-worst-passwords-2019/
'Inconsistent and misleading' password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uop-am121819.php
2019 Data Breach Investigations Report | Verizon — https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/dbir/
Password meters: inaccurate advice offered inconsistently? | Computer Fraud & Security, Volume 2019, Issue 11, November 2019 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361372319301162?via%3Dihub
Ancestor of Humans Lived With Dinosaurs | Seeker — https://www.seeker.com/ancestor-of-humans-lived-with-dinosaurs-1768223125.html
Are Saturn’s Rings Really as Young as the Dinosaurs? | Quanta Magazine — https://www.quantamagazine.org/are-saturns-rings-really-as-young-as-the-dinosaurs-20191121/
The origin of Saturn's rings and moons | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6445/1028
Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6445/eaat2965
The 3-Encounter Rule | The Art of Manliness — https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-3-encounter-rule/
Relational mate value: Consensus and uniqueness in romantic evaluations. | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-08116-001
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SplashData’s fifth annual “Worst Passwords List” shows people continue putting themselves at risk While longer passwords debut on this year’s list...
It isn’t getting any better is it?
These are the Worst Passwords That You Still Keep Using
By Jonathan Chew, Fortune, January 20, 2016
If you’re still wondering whether “123456” would make a strong password, the answer is still no.
The all-too-easy numerical sequence has been named by security appliance firm SplashData as the worst password of 2015, defined by the company as the most commonly-used phrase out of 2 million leaked passwords, which put users at risk of hacking and identity theft due to weak, easily-guessed combinations.
SplashData’s findings also revealed “password” was the second-worst choice of 2015. Other bad choices included sports (“football” and “baseball” rank in the top 10) and Star Wars references (with “princess,” “solo,” and “starwars” coming in as new entrants into the top 25). “123456” and “password” were also No. 1 and 2 last year.
The importance of increasing security around personal information online has shot up due to the rise in data breaches and cyberattacks over recent years. Last year, around 480 million personal data records were leaked according to one estimate, which included high-profile data breaches at extramarital affairs site Ashley Madison and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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The 25 worst passwords of 2013: ‘password’ gets dethroned
Jared Newman, PC World, Jan 20, 2014
“123456” is finally getting some time in the spotlight as the world’s worst password, after spending years in the shadow of “password.”
Security firm Splashdata, which every year compiles a list of the most common stolen passwords, found that “123456” moved into the number one slot in 2013. Previously, “password” had dominated the rankings.
The change in leadership is largely thanks to Adobe, whose major security breach in October affected upwards of 48 million users. A list of passwords from the Adobe breach had “123456” on top, followed by “123456789” and “password.” The magnitude of the breach had a major impact on Splashdata’s results, explaining why “photoshop” and “adobe123” worked their way onto this year’s list.
Fans of “password” could reasonably petition for an asterisk, however, given that the stolen Adobe passwords included close to 100 million test accounts and inactive accounts. Counting those passwords on the list is kind of like setting a home run record during batting practice. Don’t be surprised if “password” regains the throne in 2014.
Weaker passwords are more susceptible to brute-force attacks, where hackers attempt to access accounts through rapid guessing. And when encrypted passwords are stolen, weaker ones are the first to fall to increasingly sophisticated cracking software.
As always, Splashtop suggests avoiding common words and phrases, and says that replacing letters with similar-looking numbers (such as “3” instead of “E) is not an effective strategy. Instead, consider using phrases of random words separated by spaces or underscores, and using different passwords, at least for your most sensitive accounts. Password management programs such as LastPass, KeePass and Splashdata’s own SplashID can also help, as you only have to remember a single master password.
Here’s the full list of worst passwords from 2013, according to Splashdata: 123456 password 12345678 qwerty abc123 123456789 111111 1234567 iloveyou adobe123 123123 admin 1234567890 letmein photoshop 1234 monkey shadow sunshine 12345 password1 princess azerty trustno1 000000
Worst passwords you can use
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 SplashData suggests making passwords more secure with these tips: •Use passwords of eight characters or more with mixed types of characters. One way to create longer, more secure passwords that are easy to remember is to use short words with spaces or other characters separating them. For example, “eat cake at 8!” or “car_park_city?” •Avoid using the same username/password combination for multiple websites. Especially risky is using the same password for entertainment sites that you do for online e-mail, social networking, and financial services. Use different passwords for each new website or service you sign up for. •Having trouble remembering all those different passwords? Try using a password manager application that organizes and protects passwords and can automatically log you into websites.
25 Worst Passwords
**I also scanned through the comments and found these:
> If your password is "password" then your spare house key is definitely under the mat.
-this had over 700 likes!
>Can't understand why "password" isn't a good password...how about "newpassword"
-Haha! This had 60 likes, though
>password" is so bad it's on the list twice
-Oh, yea. Haha. This gained 500 plus likes.
**This, for me, is the best:
>My password is "incorrect" that way if Im wrong my computer tells me what my password is.
-Right? Hahahaha!
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