Security breaches of major networks such as LinkedIn and Last.FM in 2012 caused left many passwords vulnerable to cyber criminals. The ones that were stolen and released publicly through forums and social networks are compiled on this list of the top 25 most hacked passwords of 2012.
LinkedIn Security Breach (2012)
LinkedIn Top 30 Cracked Passwords (2012)
Safe Password Guidelines
If you wanted to find the worst passwords to use these are them and if you find use any of the passwords found on this list, switch them immediately.
- password
- 123456
- 12345678
- abc123
- qwerty
- monkey
- letmein
- dragon
- 111111
- baseball
- iloveyou
- trustno1
- 1234567
- sunshine
- master
- 123123
- welcome
- shadow
- ashley
- football
- jesus
- michael
- ninja
- mustang
- password1
Password security tips:
- Set creative passwords, change up numerical patterns, and add punctuation marks.
- If you sparsely use an email or social media account, delete them!
- Be cautious about links on social media posts and what you receive or read in emails—if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Also See:
- Cloudflare Says Anthropic Mythos Can Chain Bugs Into Working Exploits
- DigiCert Revokes 60 Code Signing Certificates After Support Malware Incident
- ClickUp Data Leak Shows $4B Came Before Customer Security for Over a Year
- Fast16 Malware Targeted Microsoft Windows Engineering Software Before Stuxnet
- eBay DDoS Claim Follows Marketplace Outage Reported by Users
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