A new research paper has listed the top-ten least-secure passwords currently in use online.
Published by Lancaster University in collaboration with China’s Fujian Normal University and Peking University, the study is based on a leaked Yahoo database of personal information.
The most popular password favored by Yahoo users was “123456.” The second most common was the brilliant “password.” This was followed by “welcome” in third, and “ninja” in fourth position.
The next two passwords on the list are actual words – “sunshine” (eighth) and “princess” (ninth) – while the final place is occupied by word “qwerty.”
- 123456
- password
- welcome
- ninja
- abc123
- 123456789
- 12345678
- sunshine
- princess
- qwerty
