2017 was a year of fake news,Dubbed security breaches, bitcoin, net neutrality, Elon Musk, and more.
And with all the new news came a slew of horrible passwords. Security software company SplashData has compiled a list of the most commonly used passwords of 2017.
SEE ALSO: Google investigators find hackers swipe nearly 250,000 passwords a weekAnd some of these are just unbelievable. Guys, "monkey?" Really? Come on. Do better.
We get it. You need to log into dozens, if not hundreds of different services and devices, and it's hard to use good passwords every time. But that's exactly why there are more than a few services that make good password managers, and many are very cheap (and even free) to use. If you're not using one, it's time to start.
Once you've done that, check out the worst passwords of 2017, and try not to facepalm too much:
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. letmein
8. 1234567
9. football
10. iloveyou
11. admin
12. welcome
13. monkey
14. login
15. abc123
16. starwars
17. 123123
18. dragon
19. password
20. master
21. hello
22. freedom
23. whatever
24. qazwsx
25. trustno1
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