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The Worst Passwords of 2015

Sean Breeden December 14, 2015 5 min read
The Worst Passwords of 2015

Three years ago I posted “The Worst Passwords of 2012.”

The use of insecure passwords hasn’t changed very much. Here are the worst passwords of 2015.

The passwords in BOLD were also on the list for 2012 so if you are using one of these passwords then change it now.

1. 123456

2. password

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

  1. 12345

  2. 123456789

  3. football

  4. 1234

  5. 1234567

10. baseball

  1. welcome

  2. 1234567890

13. abc123

14. 111111

  1. 1qaz2wsx

16. dragon

  1. master

18. monkey

19. letmein

  1. login

  2. princess

  3. qwertyuiop

  4. solo

  5. passw0rd

  6. starwars

This is a very helpful comic strip about selecting secure passwords from XKCD.

About the Author

Sean Breeden is a Full Stack Developer specializing in Mage-OS, Shopify, Magento, PHP, Python, and AI/ML. With years of experience in e-commerce development, he helps businesses leverage technology to create exceptional digital experiences.