Most Common Password

Most Common Password of The Website Users Unveiled

Careless website users beware. A report has been released by the Wall Street Journal regarding the most common passwords from websites related to Gawker Media that hackers have uncovered.

The list is filled by passwords that websites warn people about before they register. Like their reminder of using unique combinations of letters and numbers and avoidance of common phrases and that the password must be at least eight characters.

From among the 188,279 hacked media, celebrity and gossip sites that are owned by Gawker, Lifehacker and Jezebel, here are the top 10 passwords:

012345
12345
password
12345678
lifehack
qwerty
abc123
111111
monkey
consumer 

Despite the fact that only those websites from Gawker Media are the ones related, this information is still disturbing. As you can see, the top three passwords are used by hundreds of users.

Hopefully, the websites that have such careless passwords are not highly personal as banking and credit companies’ websites. It is highly probable that users are particular with their security and observe measures on giving very personal information.

But to be highly sure, users are advised to observe recommended security measures at all times as every bit of information can be used against them by those who abuse the internet to accomplish their dirty deeds against website users.
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