Hacking into your Facebook is as easy as 12345  

Posted by Chelsea Bruha

And if that doesn't work, hackers try 123456.  A report was released January 21, 2010 with the most popular passwords.  The results are shocking.  People do not practice the right amount of security when it comes to password security. Here is the list below:


According to the data, a hacker count hack into over 290,000 accounts with one single password.  It seems ironic how people are so concerned about the information they post online, but that fear does not show in the password selection.  I am thankful that RIT forces us to change ours every 40 days, and that it must contain a variety of caps, numbers, and letters to make it harder for someone to hack into.  If your password is listed on this list, I highly suggest you change it. Click here to view the article.

2 comments

Maija Heard   says January 27, 2010 at 7:52 PM

I understand why people use such obvious passwords because with having to use so many different usernames it gets confusing and hard to remember them all, so using one common password makes it more simplistic. Nevertheless, I think that people are ignorant to use such passwords since they are so easy to guess. In my opinion if you use one of these passwords and someone hacks into your site then you cannot get too upset because in a way you were asking for it.

Dr. Raj Murthy   says January 28, 2010 at 8:13 AM

password is another password and so is your birthdate, phone number (this is just plan silly), and pets names or kids names. Much of identity theft can be chalked up to the user's carelessness. Change your passwords and as Maija says you were asking for it otherwise.

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