--- title: Northampton Computer Repair Blog | weak passwords description: weak passwords | Our learning center blog is about you the customer. We believe answering questions and helping to educate the consumer about all things IT is what a business should do --- ## [Northampton Computer Repair](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/) 413-341-3571 12 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060 # Our Blog ## [Worst Passwords To Use](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/252890/Worst-Passwords-To-Use) Posted by [Serges LaRiviere](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/author/serges-lariviere) on Mon, Dec 17, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Creating a password for any online site is important but especially for sensitive informational sites like your banking or investment accounts. This task should be taken very seriously and time spent on creating secure passwords to prevent someone from hacking into your accounts. To many people out there are not doing this and using terrible passwords leaving themselfs open to a hacker breaching their accounts. [Splashdata](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/www.splashdata.com/http:/), a security software developer, recently released its annual top 25 list of the most common account passwords being used on the internet and I was floored when I seen what people are using. Everyone knows there are bad guys out there trying to hack into anyones account they can get into and do as much damage as they can not to mention empting your bank account. Even with this threat there are still people out there not taking this very seriously. Here is the list of the 25 worst passwords being used: [Read More](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/252890/Worst-Passwords-To-Use) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/252890/Worst-Passwords-To-Use#comments-listing) Tags: [Strong passwords](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/strong-passwords), [weak passwords](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/weak-passwords), [password security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/password-security) [All posts](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/all) Search for More Posts Find it! ### Subscribe to Email Updates *Disclosure: We may include links in our articles for products and services we recommend, in very few cases we may receive an affiliate referral fee if you purchase or subscribe via our link* ## Our Most Popular Posts | **Kaspersky Lab's Award-Winning Software** **_____________________________________** **Data Security Has Never Been So Easy** **[![How Much Is Your Data Worth to You? Read This Free Guide!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0) ** | ![Kaspersky-boxes-CTA-img](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/hub/166626/file-2268380118.png) | | --- | --- | © 2016 Northampton Computer Repair