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Mar
Terrible Passwords 2016
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The annual list of most common passwords for 2016 has been released by Keeper, a password management company. The data is obtained from leaked passwords from websites which have been hacked during 2016 Rank Password 1 123456 2 123456789 3 qwerty 4 12345678 5 111111 6 1234567890 7 1234567 8 password 9 123123 10 987654321 Tips on how to select a password Don’t reuse passwords because if one site gets hacked your login for other sites is breached too Use a phrase rather than a word and include spaces. Eg a line from a favourite song or film. “No Mr Bond, I expect you to die” Use two factor authentication where available – this is where the website sends you a text message...
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