Source: http://uwnthesis.wordpress.com/2012/08/ ... all-users/
30/08/2012
Bruteforce hackers
Bruteforce hackers need only test 10,000 passwords, to be almost certain to guess your password.
91% of all user passwords sampled all appear on the list of just the top 1,000 passwords.
http://xato.net/passwords/more-top-wors ... /#more-269
What other facts about passwords are known?
4.7% of users have the password password;
8.5% have the passwords password or 123456;
9.8% have the passwords password, 123456 or 12345678;
14% have a password from the top 10 passwords
40% have a password from the top 100 passwords
79% have a password from the top 500 passwords
91% have a password from the top 1000 passwords
What are the top 25 passwords?
Password
password,
123456,
12345678,
1234,
qwerty,
12345,
dragon,
flower,
baseball,
football,
letmein,
monkey,
696969,
abc123,
mustang,
michael,
shadow,
master,
jennifer,
111111,
2000,
jordan,
superman,
harley,
1234567,
In conclusion:
Consider using a password strength checker to strengthen your password.
