The 25 worst passwords of 2015: Did yours make the list?

WINNIPEG — Canadians use passwords every day. We use them to log onto social media, access bank accounts, and to check emails.

However, we’re not always the smartest when it comes to creating them.

Every year, SplashData complies a list of the millions of stolen passwords made public throughout the last 12 months. They then sort them in order of popularity and release them to the public. This year, the results are based on a total of over 2-million leaked passwords.

“123456” and “password” top this year’s list. Also making the top 25 were sports-based passwords like “football” and “baseball”.

Check out the full list below:

1. 123456
2. Password
3. 12345678
4. Qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. Football
8. 1234
9. 1234567
10. Baseball
11. Welcome
12. 1234567890
13. abc123
14. 111111
15. 1qaz2wsx
16. Dragon
17. Master
18. Monkey
19. Letmein
20. Login
21. Princess
22. Qwertyuiop
23. Solo
24. Passw0rd
25. Starwars

“We have seen an effort by many people to be more secure by adding characters to passwords,” said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData. “If these longer passwords are based on simple patterns they will put you in just as much risk of having your identity stolen by hackers.”

Tips for creating secure passwords

If you’re unsure of how to make a password that will keep you safe, SplashData has a list of things you can do to keep your accounts secure:

1. Use long passwords
2. Don’t limit yourself to passwords you can remember
3. Use a password manager
4. Change your passwords frequently