There are two new top-10 entries for the year's worst passwords

A survey of five million passwords leaked on the internet has shown two new entries in the annual list of worst passwords.

There are two new top-10 entries for the year's worst passwords

A survey of five million passwords leaked on the internet has shown two new entries in the annual list of worst passwords.

2018 was the fifth consecutive year that "123456" and "password" retained the top two spots on the list, with the next five being simple numerical strings, one of which, 111111, is a new entry at number six.

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