Ben Squires
Technology

The top 25 most common online passwords have been revealed

Everyone seems to have multiple email addresses and social media accounts these days, so it’s no surprise that when it comes time to make a new password for one of these many of us remain stumped and go with something generic.

But there’s a reason you should be striving for a password that’s as unique as possible.

SplashDatahas come up with a list of the most-popular passwords in the world, based on a survey of over five million passwords sourced from global data leaks.

And some of them are absolute shockers.

To see the top 25 most common online passwords, scroll through the gallery above. And it goes without saying, if your password is on the list, change it immediately.

Have you ever had privacy issues online?

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