The Most Common Passwords From 2016 Were Too Simple

by michelle.butterly on January 19, 2017, 11:01am. EDT

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Year after year, we hear from experts about password protected devices and how a strong password will help you, from being hacked. But again last year, the most popular passwords were pathetically weak. QWERTY should NOT be a password, or the word password, or 123456 …but those are all in the top 10 bad passwords from 2016. See all the others HERE

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The Most Common Passwords From 2016 Were Too Simple

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