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  • Too many people still use terrible passwords

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    Daniel Cooper
    Daniel Cooper
    01.19.2016

    The fifth annual SplashData chart of the internet's worst passwords is out, and it looks like people just can't learn the lesson. The firm has aggregated the passwords from around two million that were leaked in 2015, finding that basic, easy-to-guess terms are still in abundance. The most popular code behind which people store their valuables is "123456," with "password" sitting comfortably in second place. Places three and four are similarly guessable, with "12345678" and "qwerty" being the... look, guys, just no, please stop doing this.