2011
PRINCESS
‘ Princess ’ became one of the most popular passwords in 2011 . Incidentally , this coincides with the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Princess Kate , which was watched by more than 160 million viewers around the globe .
2014
MUSTANG
2013 ADOBE AND PHOTOSHOP
Applications , games , and websites consistently show up in the lists of popular passwords . Worryingly , however , many people are probably choosing a password correlating to the site they ’ re using . ‘ Adobe ’ and ‘ Photoshop ’ were incredibly popular in 2013 , as well as variations of these words .
2016
FOOTBALL
In 2016 , ‘ Football ’ climbed up the rankings as one of the most chosen passwords . That same year , football experienced some of the most memorable sports moments to date , including the Euros in France , the summer Olympics in Rio ( where Brazil won gold in football ), and Leicester City winning the UK Premier League against all odds .
‘ Mustang ’ was a popular password in 2014 coinciding with the release of the 50th year limited edition model . Interestingly , the Ford Mustang was also featured in Fast & Furious 6 , which was released the year prior in 2013 , likely influencing people ’ s preference for this password .
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The most commonly used and compromised password in the world is ‘ 123456 ’. This password occurred in 23.2million cyber breaches in 2019 .
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