The top 10 passwords of 2022 are

So … I’m looking at komando.com and their various emails I’m on. In the newsletter I’ve spotted it says that the top 10 passwords for 2022 are now out, thanks to research.

Here is the list.

1. Password
2. 123456 
3. 123456789 
4. guest 
5. qwerty 
6. 12345678 
7. 11111112345
8.  12345
9. Col123456
10. 123123

Number 8 is spelled c o l and its number for those of us using screen readers.

Should I honestly be surprised that password is the number one password and qwerty (q w e r t y) still being in this list?

I’m not going to assume that these two very easy passwords may be used by anyone I know, and this is not a post that is targeting anyone. If anything, this is a post to show you the trends.

One of the most common passwords that are also used in pop culture is batman, according to the newsletter. That paragraph says:

Hackers can crack these passwords in less than 10 seconds. The same goes for pop culture passwords. Get this: 2.5 million people used “Batman” as a password — and I’ll bet Bruce Wayne would be pretty disappointed with that.

The next paragraph states:

? The billionaire genius would definitely know to use a mix of letters, numbers and symbols. He’d probably follow my golden rule: Come up with a unique phrase and replace the letters with unique symbols only you know.

For example, if your phraise was something like “My dog, Fluffy is one of the best dogs ever” you’d want to change some things only you’d know that would make the password stronger and unique to you.

This way, if you happened to give out your password, you’d say it in words, yet don’t give your secrets and uyou’re still safe.

Frankly, I don’t know if I’d use something like that, as I might forget it. I have used a password manager like Lastpass for quite awhile now, and for things I need secured, I chose a password from it.

Let’s learn together shall we? Enjoy, and make it a great day.