Another list of the worst passwords of the year has been compiled, and again we find many familiar options that have made the list for 2019.

For 2019 the top worst passwords are:

10 - 123123
9 - 111111
8 - iloveyou
7 - 12345
6 - 12345678
5 - 1234567
4 - password
3 - qwerty
2 - 123456789
1 - 123456

Many of these you can find on lists from earlier years as well, like 123456, 111111, iloveyou, and others. Yes, despite the lists that have been compiled suggesting these are the worst passwords to have, many people out there are still using them.

The list comes from SplashData, after they analyzed over 5 million leaked passwords from previous data breaches and came up with the worst list of commonly used passwords that you see above.

Security experts have been warning for years that people should put more creativity and effort into their passwords. Some suggest getting rid of passwords altogether, urging that bioidentification is the future direction to take.

Common mistakes that people have made, security experts have suggested, when deciding on passwords include changing the passwords too frequently, making them too difficult to remember, remembering the passwords on a device, or using commonly hacked characters.

Other popular passwords that have also made the worst password list from last year, are options like sunshine, admin, Donald, princess, and welcome.

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