2013's Top 25 Worst User Passwords List

Top 25 Worst User passwords list for the year 2013 was compiled from files containing millions of stolen passwords posted online. the 2013's list was contributed much with the cyberattack that hit Adobe in October, a hack that was originally thought to have targeted 2.9 million customers but was later revised to 38 million. 

Use passwords of eight characters or more with mixed types of characters. But even passwords with common substitutions like "dr4mat1c" can be vulnerable to attackers' increasingly sophisticated technology, and random combinations like "j%7K&yPx$" can be difficult to remember. One way to create more secure passwords that are easy to recall is to use passphrases -- short words with spaces or other characters separating them. It's best to use random words rather than common phrases. For example, "cakes years birthday" or "smiles_light_skip?"

Avoid using the same username/password combination for multiple websites.  Especially risky is using the same password for entertainment sites that you do for online email, social networking, or financial service sites. Use different passwords for each new website or service you sign up for.

The list:
Rank Password
1 123456      
2 password
3 12345678
4 qwerty      
5 abc123      
6 123456789
7 111111      
8 1234567    
9 iloveyou
10 adobe123
11 123123      
12 admin    
13 1234567890
14 letmein  
15 photoshop
16 1234        
17 monkey      
18 shadow    
19 sunshine
20 12345  
21 password1
22 princess
23 azerty  
24 trustno1
25 0      

For those who may recognise their own password on the list and are considering upgrading their security, security experts recommend that instead of trying to memorise a random jumble of letters and numbers such as ‘d73h58fjk’ we pick phrase passwords – combinations of known words such as ‘monkeysteeplefacejacket’ that tend to stick in the memory.

If you are having trouble remembering all those different strong passwords you can try using a password manager application that organizes and protects passwords and can automatically log you into websites.