Most Common Passwords

Most Common Passwords
Most people are clueless as to how accounts are hacked and their passwords reflect that. If you find anything in common with the most common passwords below you have a weak password. This is to help people choose a strong password and possibly help site admins understand the risks.

Most Common Passwords

1. 123456, 123, 123123, 01234, 2468, 987654, etc
2. 123abc, abc123, 246abc
3. First Name
4. Favorite Band
5. Favorite Song
6. first letter of given name then surname
7. qwerty, asdf, and other keyboard rolls
8. Favorite cartoon or movie character
9. Favorite sport, or sports star
11. Country of origin
12. City of origin
13. All numbers
14. Some word in the dictionary
15. Combining 2 dictionary words
16. any of the above spelled backwards
17. aaa, eee, llll, 999999, and other repeat combinations