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10 passwords for doorknobs and/or the clinically apathetic

  • <b>9. </b><b>Sports and sport teams</b><br><b>Common offenders: "football" "baseball"</b><br>Your love for sports is great, but not when it's expressed as a password. These among many other sports are very common, and aren't worth risking your secure accounts over.
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    Broncos' Thomas fumbles the ball as he is tackled by Giants' Amukamara and Rolle in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game in East Rutherford

    9. Sports and sport teams
    Common offenders: "football" "baseball"
    Your love for sports is great, but not when it's expressed as a password. These among many other sports are very common, and aren't worth risking your secure accounts over.
    REUTERS
  • <b>7. Common phrases</b><br><b>Common offenders: "iloveyou" "rockyou" "trustno1" "letmein"</b><br>Phrases make great passwords because they're easy to remember and hard to crack -- unless it's something so common, that a hacker could guess it in a couple tries, like these.
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    Golden Retriever puppy wearing an adorable "I love you" bib, gets spoon-fed

    7. Common phrases
    Common offenders: "iloveyou" "rockyou" "trustno1" "letmein"
    Phrases make great passwords because they're easy to remember and hard to crack -- unless it's something so common, that a hacker could guess it in a couple tries, like these.
  • <b>6. The name of the site you're on</b><br><b>Common offenders: "adobe123" "photoshop"</b><br>Due to a data breach of the Adobe servers last year, this password shot up the list of most common leaked passwords. Regardless, passwords like "facebook" and "twitter" just aren't very good password choices.
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    Adobe company logos are seen in this picture illustration taken in Vienna July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files

    6. The name of the site you're on
    Common offenders: "adobe123" "photoshop"
    Due to a data breach of the Adobe servers last year, this password shot up the list of most common leaked passwords. Regardless, passwords like "facebook" and "twitter" just aren't very good password choices.
  • <b>5. Your children's names</b><br><b>Common offenders: "amanda" "ashley" "jessica" "nicole" "michael" "daniel"</b><br>If your child is one of several "Michaels" or "Jessicas" in their class, chances are good it's a common password, too. Either name your child something truly strange, or stay away from this password.
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    Jessica And Ashlee Simpson Visit Dillard's at International Plaza In Support Of the Jessica Simpson Collection

    5. Your children's names
    Common offenders: "amanda" "ashley" "jessica" "nicole" "michael" "daniel"
    If your child is one of several "Michaels" or "Jessicas" in their class, chances are good it's a common password, too. Either name your child something truly strange, or stay away from this password.
    Getty Images for Jessica Simpson
  • <b>4. Nicknames</b><br><b>Common offenders: "sunshine" "princess"</b><br>You may think what your sweetheart calls you is endearing and unique, but unless it's a truly strange moniker, there's slim chance that a hacker won't think of it. Stay away from all nicknames, just to be safe.
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    Fifth grade student at the Enrique Villuendas Primary School, Erika Kina, poses in her princess costume in Havana

    4. Nicknames
    Common offenders: "sunshine" "princess"
    You may think what your sweetheart calls you is endearing and unique, but unless it's a truly strange moniker, there's slim chance that a hacker won't think of it. Stay away from all nicknames, just to be safe.
    REUTERS
  • <b>3. Keyboard sequences</b><br><b>Common offenders: "qwerty" "azerty"</b><br>Much like the devious number sequences, these passwords aren't difficult to guess once you start mashing a keyboard -- and presumably, the person trying to hack your account has more sophisticated methods.
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    A Blackberry Q10 handset with a "QWERTY" keyboard is pictured at the Fairfax Holdings annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto

    3. Keyboard sequences
    Common offenders: "qwerty" "azerty"
    Much like the devious number sequences, these passwords aren't difficult to guess once you start mashing a keyboard -- and presumably, the person trying to hack your account has more sophisticated methods.
    REUTERS
  • <b>2. The word "password"</b><br><b>Common offenders: "password" "password1"</b><br>Hopefully this one goes without saying. It's consistently at the top of the list for the most common, and therefore worst password. No matter what numbers you add on to it, it's still not a smart choice.
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    File picture illustration of the word 'password' pictured on a computer screen taken in Berlin

    2. The word "password"
    Common offenders: "password" "password1"
    Hopefully this one goes without saying. It's consistently at the top of the list for the most common, and therefore worst password. No matter what numbers you add on to it, it's still not a smart choice.
    Reuters
  • <b>1. Number sequences</b><br><b>Common offenders: "123456" "123456789" "1111111" "123123"</b><br>These always rank highly on "worst password" lists, as they're a lazy solution to a password that requires numbers. Don't do it if you value the account whatsoever. And even if you don't value it, using a number sequence is probably still ill-advised.
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    2013′s worst password? That would be ’123456′

    1. Number sequences
    Common offenders: "123456" "123456789" "1111111" "123123"
    These always rank highly on "worst password" lists, as they're a lazy solution to a password that requires numbers. Don't do it if you value the account whatsoever. And even if you don't value it, using a number sequence is probably still ill-advised.
<b>9. </b><b>Sports and sport teams</b><br><b>Common offenders: "football" "baseball"</b><br>Your love for sports is great, but not when it's expressed as a password. These among many other sports are very common, and aren't worth risking your secure accounts over.
<b>7. Common phrases</b><br><b>Common offenders: "iloveyou" "rockyou" "trustno1" "letmein"</b><br>Phrases make great passwords because they're easy to remember and hard to crack -- unless it's something so common, that a hacker could guess it in a couple tries, like these.
<b>6. The name of the site you're on</b><br><b>Common offenders: "adobe123" "photoshop"</b><br>Due to a data breach of the Adobe servers last year, this password shot up the list of most common leaked passwords. Regardless, passwords like "facebook" and "twitter" just aren't very good password choices.
<b>5. Your children's names</b><br><b>Common offenders: "amanda" "ashley" "jessica" "nicole" "michael" "daniel"</b><br>If your child is one of several "Michaels" or "Jessicas" in their class, chances are good it's a common password, too. Either name your child something truly strange, or stay away from this password.
<b>4. Nicknames</b><br><b>Common offenders: "sunshine" "princess"</b><br>You may think what your sweetheart calls you is endearing and unique, but unless it's a truly strange moniker, there's slim chance that a hacker won't think of it. Stay away from all nicknames, just to be safe.
<b>3. Keyboard sequences</b><br><b>Common offenders: "qwerty" "azerty"</b><br>Much like the devious number sequences, these passwords aren't difficult to guess once you start mashing a keyboard -- and presumably, the person trying to hack your account has more sophisticated methods.
<b>2. The word "password"</b><br><b>Common offenders: "password" "password1"</b><br>Hopefully this one goes without saying. It's consistently at the top of the list for the most common, and therefore worst password. No matter what numbers you add on to it, it's still not a smart choice.
<b>1. Number sequences</b><br><b>Common offenders: "123456" "123456789" "1111111" "123123"</b><br>These always rank highly on "worst password" lists, as they're a lazy solution to a password that requires numbers. Don't do it if you value the account whatsoever. And even if you don't value it, using a number sequence is probably still ill-advised.
Yahoo Finance Canada

In light of the recent Heartbleed bug that has led to the need of everyone on the Internet ever to change their passwords, it's time we revisit what some of the worst passwords are to use. A password should be unique to the site you're using it on (especially one that contains financial information, or could easily lead to someone impersonating you), and should be something that is complicated enough to stump a hacker, but something meaningful that you'll remember.

For a list of even more passwords, read this list of passwords that were banned by BlackBerry because of how common they are.