We all know that we should use varied and complex passwords, yet most people don't bother - as this list of the most popular passwords of 2014 reveals
A list of the most popular passwords of 2014 reveals that internet security continues to be far less important to most people than simple memorability - much to the frustration of security experts worldwide.
SplashData compiles a list annually by collecting stolen data published by hackers throughout the year and analysing the passwords. It excludes data from non-English speaking countries.
During 2014, as in the year before, the most popular password was “123456”.
In second place for the second year was “password”.
Experts recommend using a password of eight characters or more, made up of lower- and upper-case letters, numbers and special characters.
It is also important not to use the same password for each log-in, so that if hackers compromise one service they are not able to log into your accounts across the internet.
The 25 most popular passwords
1. 123456 (Unchanged)
2. password (Unchanged)
3. 12345 (Up 17)
4. 12345678 (Down 1)
5. qwerty (Down 1)
6. 123456789 (Unchanged)
7. 1234 (Up 9)
8. baseball (New)
9. dragon (New)
10. football (New)
11. 1234567 (Down 4)
12. monkey (Up 5)
13. letmein (Up 1)
14. abc123 (Down 9)
15. 111111 (Down
16.mustang (New)
17. access (New)
18. shadow (Unchanged)
19. master (New)
20. michael (New)
21. superman (New)
22. 696969 (New)
23. 123123 (Down 12)
24. batman (New)
25. trustno1 (Down 1)