Time to Change Your Password!

The most used passwords at Gawker Media were recently released. These are the top 10:

123456
password
12345678
lifehack
querty
abc123
111111
monkey
consumer
12345

Also on high on the list were: princess, 1234567, f—you, and michael

Last year, the most used passwords at RockYou.com were posted on the internet. These are the top 10:

123456
12345
123456789
password
iloveyou
princess
rockyou
1234567
12345678
abc123

Also on high on the list were: monkey, querty, and michael.

Last year, the most used passwords at hotmail.com (perhaps hacked from a phishing kit) were posted. These are the top 10:

123456
123456789
alejandra 
111111 
alberto 
tequiero 
alejandro 
12345678 
1234567 
estrella 

Also high on the list were: iloveyou and 12345

Not sure what this means, except that if you use any of these passwords, perhaps it's time for a change!

Tagged: 12345, 123456, most used passwords, passwords, querty