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These are the worst passwords of 2017
New York Post ^ | 12/19/17 | Nicolas Vega

Posted on 12/20/2017 1:24:01 AM PST by x1stcav

Guessing the worst computer password of 2017 is as easy as 123456.

Roughly 150,000 unimaginative Americans made the simple six-digit password their key to unlocking their computer or cellphone — which would make it real easy for hackers to guess.

Also making the Top 10 dumbest passwords this year are “Password,” “12345678,” “qwerty” and — perhaps the favorite of those with limited recall — “12345,” according to a California tech company.

Those with just a little imagination picked a password from pop culture, the company revealed. As “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” takes cinemas by storm, “starwars” became No. 16 on the company’s Top 100 worst passwords of 2017.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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1 posted on 12/20/2017 1:24:01 AM PST by x1stcav
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Also making the Top 10 dumbest passwords this year are “Password,” “12345678,” “qwerty” and — perhaps the favorite of those with limited recall — “12345,” according to a California tech company. …
“12345”, eh. That’s the stupidest kind of password I’ve ever heard of in my life; the kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage. (Apologies to Mel Brooks.)
2 posted on 12/20/2017 1:27:58 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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...wonder how many nitwits used
Hillary16....and still have it. LOL


3 posted on 12/20/2017 1:57:22 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: x1stcav

I have it on pretty good authority that Santa is bringing me a 12.9-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi 128GB - Gold (2015), for Christmas. :)


4 posted on 12/20/2017 2:11:19 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama)
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To: x1stcav

cut and paste same story appears each year. Aren’t there any new bad passwords?


5 posted on 12/20/2017 2:24:46 AM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: x1stcav

Someone I know always uses ‘coffeebean,’ for all his password needs. And when they make him change it, he changes it to coffeebean1, coffeebean2, etc. Been doing that for years. I keep warning him. Won’t listen to me. It’s particularly bad when he uses them or one of the variants for his bank accounts.


6 posted on 12/20/2017 2:39:54 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: SMGFan
“Aren’t there any new bad passwords?”

Podesta123

7 posted on 12/20/2017 2:40:14 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: x1stcav

there are programs that can reject these passwords. We all may have seen where your password is rejected if not long enough and there are no numbers and special symbols. You cannot reuse any of your previous , recent passwords.


8 posted on 12/20/2017 3:00:06 AM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: neverevergiveup

“Aren’t there any new bad passwords?”

The newest is rotten, lousy, stinking password.


9 posted on 12/20/2017 3:00:22 AM PST by RipSawyer (Racism is racism regardless of the race of the racist)
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To: x1stcav

Looks like passwords aren’t very secret if they know what they all are


10 posted on 12/20/2017 3:47:21 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: x1stcav

You can have the strongest password possible but here’s a warning to all you Facebook (and its peers) fans:

Have you seen those cute chain posts that have a list of seemingly innocent questions like “name your home town,” “your year of graduation,” “favorite color” ...

Innocent fun, right? Well some of those questions and the answers you post can either answer or give a direct clue to the answer of the standard challenge questions used for password resets! So much for that strong password if it can be breached via the “forgot password” link.

Personally, I always set wrong answers to those questions as an added security measure. The trick, though, is remembering what was the wrong answer I gave. :)


11 posted on 12/20/2017 4:02:49 AM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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Actually your phrase “The newest is rotten, lousy, stinking password.” would take tens of centuries to brute force break and is a great example of a passphrase versus a password. Longer is better, and spaces , commas, and periods make it less likely to be broken. Great Job


12 posted on 12/20/2017 4:08:00 AM PST by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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There's a website that allows you to find out how strong your password is.I put in one of mine and it said it would take a computer something like 6 septillion (can't recall the exact word) years to crack it.
13 posted on 12/20/2017 4:21:04 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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I have several passwords I use all the time. If it is a site that someone guessing my password can do little harm I use the same password (but may use different username).

For places I do care about (on line banking) I use a different more complicated password and different username. I do however keep a list in case I forget.

There really has to be an easier way to secure our on line accounts but I don’t know what it is.

Of course a user can do all the right things and then the account itself is hacked - the bottom line - online data is not really secure


14 posted on 12/20/2017 4:21:19 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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To: RipSawyer

How about “Speak friend, and enter” from LOTR?

Might as well be “Type password, and enter” when the password is “password”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgHCM68KkPY


15 posted on 12/20/2017 4:32:55 AM PST by zencycler
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They should be strong, i.e. “dR@!N_th3_sw@MP_45$”


16 posted on 12/20/2017 4:34:52 AM PST by YouPosting2Me
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Passphrases are infinitely stronger and tougher to break than complex passwords. Dictionary and rainbow table hacks are commonplace and will spoil your day if you use single-string passwords.

Obscure favorite lines from a movie you've enjoyed, substituting characters with numerals; adding spaces where needed can frustrate even the most sophisticated bots and algorithms. Be creative and imaginative

It's not as difficult as it initially appears especially over time. You'll get good at raising your personal security posture!

17 posted on 12/20/2017 4:59:34 AM PST by paulcissa (Democrats want you unarmed so they can kill you.)
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I have to say I use the 123456 method for non vital websites. Who cares if someone gets into my phone or taps into my itunes? God forbid they can hack my facebook account - where everything is public anyway!


18 posted on 12/20/2017 5:07:58 AM PST by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: Gay State Conservative
There's a website that allows you to find out how strong your password is.I put in one of mine and it said it would take a computer something like 6 septillion (can't recall the exact word) years to crack it.

Or, they can just use the one that you gave them.

19 posted on 12/20/2017 5:14:49 AM PST by PAR35
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Or, they can just use the one that you gave them.

That occurred to me.But the one I put in was one of many that I use and was one that I only use for a website that's very unimportant to me.

20 posted on 12/20/2017 5:18:57 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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