Worst Passwords of 2012

In an effort to encourage adoption of stronger passwords, SplashData, a leading provider of password software for more than 10 years, released its "25 Worst Passwords of the Year" list for 2012.

Here are the Top Ten.

Rank	Password	Change from 2011 List
1	password	Unchanged
2	123456	Unchanged
3	12345678	Unchanged
4	abc123	Up 1
5	qwerty	Down 1
6	monkey	Unchanged
7	letmein	Up 1
8	dragon	Up 2
9	111111	Up 3
10	baseball	Up 1

Morgan Slain, SplashData CEO. "We're hoping that with more publicity about how risky it is to use weak passwords, more people will start taking simple steps to protect themselves by using stronger passwords and using different passwords for different websites."

See the rest of the Top 25 Worst Passwords of 2012.

So who are all theses people are that use 'monkey' for a password!