SplashData's annual list shows people still using easy-to-guess passwords
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—In what has become an annual tradition, SplashData, a company that makes productivity applications for smartphones, has released a list of passwords it claims are the most commonly used to access online applications. The list is compiled by the company using passwords that hackers have posted on various web sites to illustrate the ease with which online accounts can be cracked. SplashData refers to the top 25 passwords as the "worst passwords of the year."