Slashdot Mirror
Yep, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'Password' As Passwords In 2014
Nerval's Lobster writes "Earlier this week, SplashData released its annual list of the 25 most common passwords used on the Internet — and no surprise, most are so blindingly obvious it's a shock that people still rely on them to protect their data: '12345,' 'password,' 'qwerty' '11111,' and worse. There were some interesting quirks in the dataset, however. Following a massive security breach in late 2013, a large amount of Adobe users' passwords leaked onto the broader Web; many of those users based their password on either 'Adobe' or 'Photoshop,' which are terms (along with the ever-popular 'password') easily discoverable using today's hacker tools. 'Seeing passwords like "adobe123" and "photoshop" on this list offers a good reminder not to base your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing,' Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, wrote in a statement. Slashdotters have known for years that while it's always tempting to create a password that's easy to remember — especially if you maintain profiles on multiple online services — the consequences of an attacker breaking into your accounts are potentially devastating."
Many of the accounts you are forced to create nowadays are for the benefit of whoever wants to track you, not for your own benefit. When I was forced to sign up for an Apple Developer or iTunes Store account to get software updates for my MacBook I hoped there would be a pool of shared profiles people had set up for anybody to re-use, but not finding them I assume Apple detects and de-activates them.
Ha! If 00000000 is good enough for Minuteman missiles then it is good enough for me!