Everytime hackers release a set of usernames and passwords, it give analysts a chance to see passwords that people use in the real world. Here is a list of the top 25 passwords from an attack on Sony in December 2010.
| seinfeld password winner 123456 purple |
sweeps contest princess maggie 9452 |
peanut shadow ginger michael buster |
sunshine tigger cookie george summer |
taylor bosco abc123 ashley bailey |
source: Troy Hunt
You can bet that every hacker has these passwords in their brute force dictionary. The next time they attack a network they will try these passwords. If you use one of these – or another easy to remember password – your account will be compromised.
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