Research reveals most common passwords - as “password” drops into second place

Research company SplashData, recently revealed that the most popular password in 2013 is "123456", displacing "password" to second place.

The firm compiles the annual list using data from hackers to create the top 25 passwords

Adobe receives a mention in the list for the first time as the password "Adobe123" makes 10th place, whilst "letmein" and "trustno1" both drop places.

Andrew Avanessian, VP Professional Services at Avecto, said: "These findings once again highlight the importance of strong, original and unique passwords as a barrier to corporate information. Whilst compliance mandates such as PCI DSS 3.0 dictate the use of suitable passwords, this is a basic security practice that all businesses should follow.

"I am always surprised at the number of businesses that still share passwords between users, or that don't have adequate security policies in place. Without these basic principles, it is much easier for hackers and malware to penetrate the corporate network, and when they find a user with admin rights, there's no stopping the damage they can cause."

The full list of passwords is revealed below:

Rank	Password	Change
1	123456	+1
2	password	-1
3	12345678	Unchanged
4	qwerty	+1
5	abc123	-1
6	123456789	New
7	111111	+2
8	1234567	+5
9	iloveyou	+2
10	adobe123	New
11	123123	+5
12	admin	New
13	1234567890	New
14	letmein	- 7
15	photoshop	New
16	1234	New
17	monkey	-11
18	shadow	Unchanged
19	sunshine	- 5
20	12345	New
21	password1	+4
22	princess	New
23	azerty	New
24	trustno1	-12
25	0	New