Top 10 Most Common Passwords

Advancement in technology has created more convenient ways for people to accomplish the most mundane tasks. You could do nearly anything from your cell phone, computer or mobile device from banking and applying for loans to ordering a pizza or shopping online. Consumers spend over $3 billion dollars a day online. No wonder hackers have tapped into the internet to steal password and personal information. One simple way to keep your personal information 'Personal' is to secure it with a strong password. A strong password may not be easy to remember but you will be more secured by choosing a complicated password over these 10 most common passwords used on the internet.

1. PASSWORD:   Unbelievably the word Password is the most commonly used key for locking a computer or preventing any personal information.

2. 1234:  Most bank accounts have PINs as password and not surprisingly the most popular PIN number for bank accounts happen to be 1234. People forget that if a PIN is too easy to remember then it is too easy to guess as well. 12345678 / 123456789 / 1234567890 are the other keys that top the list of common numeric passwords.

3. QWERTY:  It ranks in the top 3 of the most popular passwords.  It is easy to remember as the keys are placed straight across the top row of the letters on the keyboard.

4. 11111 / 22222/ 33333:  These 5 digit number combination in numerical passwords rank number 4 in the list of Top 10 most popular passwords in the world.

5. 987654321:  Numbers in descending order is also an obvious choice for password.

6. Monkey / Dragon:  Monkey and Dragon are the most popular passwords with animal names.

7. Mustang:  Mustang has been ranked in the top 10 of the most common passwords for 5 years in the row.

8. Trustno1:   Matters of heart often make people's password and trustno1 hapens to be one of the most common passwords used by females across the world.

9. Spouse's Name:  Avoid using your spouse's name because a lot of people end up choosing their spouse's name as their password.

10. Superman:  The word Superman continues to remain in the top 10 list of the most popular passwords.