Top 25 worst, but frequently used, 2016 Password

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Every year, information security experts remind us of the need to use complex passwords that are desirable to periodically change to new, equally not elaborate. But no, people over the years, learn nothing and do not become wiser. To such conclusion experts of the Keeper of the company, known for its application for password management, after analyzing more than 10 million accounts, which "flowed into the network" in the last twelve months. The combination of "123456" still continues to lead the ranking of the most frequently used (junk) passwords. In the TOP-25 of 2016, there are other easy to guess combinations of numbers and letters.

The rating fell two unusual combination: «18atcskd2w» and «3rjs1la7qe». Experts believe that both passwords are used for spam-bots, and an email-providers should deal with similar distribution networks.

If your password is a hair's breadth repeats the one above, immediately change it to a new one. It should consist of numbers, letters (preferably in a combination of uppercase and lowercase), without giving his name or relatives, dates of birth and other terms specified in the credential. If the service is offered two-factor authentication, it is necessary to activate it.

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