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Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by veekid(m): 2:36pm On Dec 22, 2017
My password remains Buhariisafool
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Edenoscar2(m): 2:37pm On Dec 22, 2017
The code to usa nuclear weapons was 00000000 for 20years

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Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by mespusinglez(m): 2:43pm On Dec 22, 2017
NOT MY PASSWORD
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by sosodevf(m): 2:45pm On Dec 22, 2017
dakeskese:
Thank God I have never told anyone that my password is SamailaBebeji2233444
Your password is longer than river nile shocked
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by sosodevf(m): 2:46pm On Dec 22, 2017
dakeskese:
Thank God I have never told anyone that my password is SamailaBebeji2233444
Your password is longer than river niger shocked
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by prodiG(m): 2:50pm On Dec 22, 2017
Djbabatee2:
.......
Mynd44
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by daneni1(m): 2:54pm On Dec 22, 2017
I will 4ever thank KPMG for the security training I received y I was still there, most especially dat of password.

Eg. @lant!c@
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by debossng: 2:58pm On Dec 22, 2017
This is my password
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Alexander001(m): 3:01pm On Dec 22, 2017
osisikaobo was my 2go password then.
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by joenor(m): 3:10pm On Dec 22, 2017
before you knw all this one so, I hope u nor dey play with ppl data base
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by 99foxxy(f): 3:11pm On Dec 22, 2017
simplemach:
If you know that girl's main boyfriend, try his fone number, his nick name or his date of birth.
Correct.
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Diso60090(m): 3:16pm On Dec 22, 2017
Not even G God knows mine
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by ipreach: 3:28pm On Dec 22, 2017
ok

Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by iamnlia(m): 3:31pm On Dec 22, 2017
bokunrawo:
My password hard sotey witch no fit Crack am, when I told a guy that my password was OKOKOKOMAIKOINIOBONG, he told me that I should come and type it myself, he can not now kill himself, even my phone pattern rugged, CIA sef no fit Crack am, the password dey confuse me sef sometimes
Till I get you
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Awoleesu(m): 3:33pm On Dec 22, 2017
FuckBuhari2019
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by NigerianScholar: 4:01pm On Dec 22, 2017
This is location dependent. I am guessing most of these passwords are from america. Wish we could get the statistics of the passwords nigerians use
sainttobs:
Every year, the most frequently leaked passwords are released, and 123456 has long been at the top. Hence, today in this article we will show you the most common passwords of 2017. SplashData had gathered the passwords by looking at more than 5 million passwords that were made public following few data breaches in 2017.


Most Common Passwords of 2017


We are already at end of 2017, and if we talk about security, then it will be good to hope that we’ll get a bit wiser, too. According to a new survey from password manager and digital vault company Keeper, the 2017’s most common passwords will shock you!


Keeper has revealed 2017’s most common passwords, and once again the reports don’t seem to be on the safe side regarding security. The numeric combination of ‘123456’ was the most common password of 2017.


Keeper had gathered the password by looking at 10 million passwords that were made public following few data breaches in 2017. Previous year 123456 was used by nearly one in five users.


The reports from Keeper also states that four of top 10 passwords on the list consists of six characters or shorter, passwords like ‘12345678’, ‘111111’, ‘1234567890’, ‘1234567’, ‘password’, ‘123123’, ‘987654321’ are among the top ten list.A study by multiple web hosts revealed that most passwords were extremely week. If using a simplified password for your SME website try using Bluehost’s automated website password protect system.


According to Keeper Security “This is stunning in light of the fact that, as we have reported, today’s brute-force cracking software and hardware can unscramble those passwords in seconds, Website operators that permit such flimsy protection are either reckless or lazy,”


“Nearly 17 percent of users are safeguarding their accounts with ‘123456’. What perplexed us is that so many website operators are not enforcing password security best practices”.


Every year, the most frequently leaked passwords are released, and 123456 has long been at the top. This year was no exception: here are the 25 worst passwords to use, while the famous six-number sequence is still the most common.


The list was made by security company SplashData, which collected more than 5 million leaked passwords to identify the most popular. Usually, a popular password means a bad password because it is the first choice of malicious people to try to hack into your account.



Check out the passwords that you should avoid at any cost in any login (and ranking variation):-



123456 (did not change position)

Password (not changed)

12345678 (up one position)

qwerty (rose two)

12345 (lose two)

123456789 (new)

letmein (new)

1234567 (not changed)

football (lost four)

iloveyou (new)

admin (has climbed four)

welcome (has not changed)

monkey (new)

login (lost three)

abc123 (lost one)

starwars (new)

123123 (new)

dragon (rose one)

passw0rd (lost one)

master (has uploaded one)

hello (new)

freedom (new)

whatever (new)

qazwsx (new)

trustno1 (new)


In general, passwords are obvious, and: have no variation of uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters; or are very short. Have you learned here in 9jatechguru that one of these two criteria should be used to create strong passwords.


If you want to continue using easy-to-remember references to your passwords, such as Starwars, an alternative is to create little phrases like “I love Chewbacca!”, Which are incredibly difficult to guess (5-year-old to be precise), but you can remember easily.


In addition, I can not fail to recommend a password manager, such as 1Password, and enable two-step verification of the main services that you use. So even if a hacker sets the password, he will not be able to log in.


Lastly, under no circumstances repeat the same password in several services and, if a login is leaked, change the password quickly and stay safe.


So, what do you think about this? Simply share your views and thoughts in the comment section below.

Source: http://www.9jatechguru.com.ng/2017/12/most-common-passwords-of-2017.html

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Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Temitoppe(m): 4:56pm On Dec 22, 2017
I use "incorrect" as my password...so any time I put in a wrong password, it would print " your password is incorrect "

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Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by prince049(m): 5:32pm On Dec 22, 2017
Aieboocaar:


This is my girlfriend's facebook password cheesy

I am just waiting for the day she will break my heart, lemme enter her account and send her father a well composed insult in his inbox!!!! grin grin


*puffs_weed cheesy
no time...wet my light.



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Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by prince049(m): 5:33pm On Dec 22, 2017
Aieboocaar:


This is my girlfriend's facebook password cheesy

I am just waiting for the day she will break my heart, lemme enter her account and send her father a well composed insult in his inbox!!!! grin grin


*puffs_weed cheesy
no time...wey
my light.



Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Saverin: 6:21pm On Dec 22, 2017
mine

changeDchange
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Kingpee2(m): 6:26pm On Dec 22, 2017
Dumb post ,how can you tell if this is the most common passwords this year,people's passwords are their secrets ...Dumb indeed
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by amparas(m): 6:49pm On Dec 22, 2017
bokunrawo:
My password hard sotey witch no fit Crack am, when I told a guy that my password was OKOKOKOMAIKOINIOBONG, he told me that I should come and type it myself, he can not now kill himself, even my phone pattern rugged, CIA sef no fit Crack am, the password dey confuse me sef sometimes
Lol. If your screenshot is what you call hard password then you are not yet serious cheesy cheesy
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Meti99(m): 6:58pm On Dec 22, 2017
bokunrawo:
My password hard sotey witch no fit Crack am, when I told a guy that my password was OKOKOKOMAIKOINIOBONG, he told me that I should come and type it myself, he can not now kill himself, even my phone pattern rugged, CIA sef no fit Crack am, the password dey confuse me sef sometimes

for your mind now, your pattern tight, immediately i saw it I knew what you did... Mr CIA
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by Nobody: 7:18pm On Dec 22, 2017
It's not all about having a complicated password,one shouldn't have a single password for many purposes.

Make sure your email password is more complicated and different from the others,because if you lose this one,hmmn.
Re: Most Common Passwords 2017 by isaac101: 8:06am On Dec 23, 2017
amparas:

Lol. If your screenshot is what you call hard password then you are not yet serious cheesy cheesy
lol andriod password is the easiest to crack especially rooted devices

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