The Worst Passwords of 2011 by Netigens

Internet users never learn. No matter how many times we hear about obvious, hackable passwords, people keep using them. And the situation doesn't seem to be getting better.

Below is a list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011, compiled by SplashData. The security software developer generated the list from millions of actual stolen passwords, posted online by hackers. Not surprisingly, the most common passwords are also the worst, including "password," "123456" and "qwerty."


Even passwords that seem kind of unique, like "trustno1" and "shadow" are actually quite common.

And why does "monkey" always show up on these lists?

Anyway, here's the full list:

  1.password
  2. 123456
  3. 12345678
  4. qwerty
  5. abc123
  6. monkey
  7. 1234567
  8. etmein
  9. trustno1
  10.dragon
  11.baseball
  12.111111
  13.iloveyou
  14.master
  15.sunshine
  16.ashley
  17.bailey
  18.passw0rd
  19.shadow
  20.123123
  21.654321
  22.superman
  23.qazwsx
  24.michael
  25.football