“Password” may be an easy and convenient password to use online, but it also tops the list of the worst passwords of 2012 for security purposes.The passwords “123456” and “12345678” follow “password” as the second and third-worst to use on the 2012 list compiled by SplashData, a company that specializes in password management applications.New to the 2012 list are “welcome,”“jesus,”“ninja,”“mustang,” and “password1.” Morgan Slain, SplashData CEO, said her company came up with the 25 worst passwords by poring through stolen password data. Anyone who uses one of the 25 worst passwords is urged to change their login information immediately.
| 1. password | 6. monkey | 11. iloveyou | 16. 123123 | 21. jesus |
| 2. 123456 | 7. letmein | 12. trustno1 | 17. welcome | 22. michael |
| 3. 12345678 | 8. dragon | 13. 1234567 | 18. shadow | 23. ninja |
| 4. abc123 | 9. 111111 | 14. sunshine | 19. ashley | 24. mustang |
| 5. qwerty | 10. baseball | 15. master | 20. football | 25. password1 |
