Named the worst passwords of the year | News about Gazeta.ua

SplashData unveiled a list of the worst passwords invented and used by users in 2018.

The company's analysts analyzed 5 million merged passwords in the network. The simplest combination was the password "123456". Second place is a combination of 4 digits. On the third – the password "123456789", the fourth and fifth occupy the combination "12345678" and "12345", reports UNIAN.

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According to the manager of SplashData Morgan Slane such a situation is confusing. Given the serious accidents and the origins of the data, users continue to use very simple combinations to protect themselves.

The password "123456" is the worst of the 5 years in a row. In 2017, this combination is used consistently by 17% of Internet users.