Top 50 Passwords… Don’t Use These

Recently a popular website (gawker.com) had their user account database hackaed and 1.25 million encrypted accounts were “stolen”.  The hacker then descrypted 185,000 of them and posted them for all to see.

Most people trying to steal your data or money will often use a computer program to guess at your passwords using what is most common.

Below is a listing of the top 50 most common passwords at Gawker (and no doubt, in general).

The bottom line is do not use simple passwords like this to protect access to your bank, company, email, or any important data.