List of ‘easiest to hack’ passwords

Do you think you are safe over the web? Well, hackers are out there to steal your private data and that’s not much of a problem for them as most people use easy-to-remember words as their passwords.

According to a survey by the United Kingdom (UK) National Cyber Security Centre, here are the “10 easiest passwords to hack”:

1. 123456

2. 123456789

3. qwerty

4. password

5. 111111

6. 12345678

7. abc123

8. 1234567

9. password1

10. 12345

The National Cyber Security Centre has said it is better to avoid generic words such as “iloveyou”, which just missed the top 10 most common list, and opt for “random but memorable” terms to reduce the risk of being hacked.