111111, 123456, password, abc123, qwerty. Boom. OK, I said it. If you have one of these set as your passwords, you’re in big trouble. These are the weakest passwords for both Chinese users and for those overseas, according to stats from China’s 360 Security Center and from Bei Fang Wang. Please stop reading now and change your password before the hackers take charge!
But while the more international ones amongst us might prefer words in English — like football, michael and even letmein — the Chinese are a little more “innovative”. Love is in the air here in China, and you can see it everywhere — in the malls, in the metros, and even in the passwords. Two romantic and yet easy-to-crack passwords in China are iloveyou and 5201314. (OK, well, iloveyou is a worldwide favourite… actually…)
It’s that 5201314 that throws some off. That actually is read wo ai ni yi sheng yi shi — basically, I love you for life. A hacker might “love” you — or rather, your weak password — for life, as well, so long as you fail to change it.
| Bad Passwords (China) | Bad Passwords (West) | Bad Passwords (Worldwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | monkey | 123456 |
| 11111111 | 1234567 | 12345678 |
| 112233 | letmein | qwerty |
| 123321 | trustno1 | abc123 |
| 666666 | dragon | 111111 |
| 888888 | baseball | iloveyou |
| abcdef | master | 123123 |
| abcabc | sunshine | 654321 |
| a1b2c3 | ashley | password |
| aaa111 | bailey |
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