Codebreaker

The worst passwords ever

John Moe Jul 19, 2011

On today’s show, we talked about how Microsoft is banning certain obvious passwords from new Hotmail accounts.

Here are a few lists of terrible passwords.

Top 500 worst passwords.

Most common Hotmail password revealed.

The 500 Worst Passwords Illustrated.

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