Daniel Bradbury Dočekal Nedávný hack Gawker Media (viz Hacknuté Twitter účty nejspíš souvísí s hacknutými účty Gawker Media) umožnil zpracování klasické statistiky – jaká jsou nejpoužívanější hesla k účtům. Výsledek nepřekvapil.
|
Počet |
Heslo |
| 2516 | 123456 |
| 2188 | password |
| 1205 | 1345678 |
| 696 | qwerty |
| 498 | abc123 |
| 459 | 12345 |
| 441 | monkey |
| 413 | 111111 |
| 385 | consumer |
| 376 | letmein |
| 351 | 1234 |
| 318 | dragon |
| 307 | truston1 |
| 303 | baseball |
| 302 | gizmodo |
| 300 | whatever |
| 297 | superman |
| 276 | 1234567 |
| 266 | sunshine |
| 262 | fuckyou |
| 256 | starwars |
| 255 | shadow |
| 241 | princess |
| 234 | cheese |
Je překvapivé jak málo jsou lidé vynalezaví (gawker heslo má například jasnou souvislost s Gawker Media). A jak málo se návyky mění. Podívejte se třeba na seznam 500 nejpoužívanějších hesel z roku 2005 (zdroj: Perfect Passwords, Mark Burnett 2005)
| Top 1-100 | Top 101–200 | Top 201–300 | Top 301–400 | Top 401–500 | |
| 1 | 123456 | porsche | firebird | prince | rosebud |
| 2 | password | guitar | butter | beach | jaguar |
| 3 | 12345678 | chelsea | united | amateur | great |
| 4 | 1234 | black | turtle | 7777777 | cool |
| 5 | pussy | diamond | steelers | muffin | cooper |
| 6 | 12345 | nascar | tiffany | redsox | 1313 |
| 7 | dragon | jackson | zxcvbn | star | scorpio |
| 8 | qwerty | cameron | tomcat | testing | mountain |
| 9 | 696969 | 654321 | golf | shannon | madison |
| 10 | mustang | computer | bond007 | murphy | 987654 |
| 11 | letmein | amanda | bear | frank | brazil |
| 12 | baseball | wizard | tiger | hannah | lauren |
| 13 | master | xxxxxxxx | doctor | dave | japan |
| 14 | michael | money | gateway | eagle1 | naked |
| 15 | football | phoenix | gators | 11111 | squirt |
| 16 | shadow | mickey | angel | mother | stars |
| 17 | monkey | bailey | junior | nathan | apple |
| 18 | abc123 | knight | thx1138 | raiders | alexis |
| 19 | pass | iceman | porno | steve | aaaa |
| 20 | fuckme | tigers | badboy | forever | bonnie |
| 21 | 6969 | purple | debbie | angela | peaches |
| 22 | jordan | andrea | spider | viper | jasmine |
| 23 | harley | horny | melissa | ou812 | kevin |
| 24 | ranger | dakota | booger | jake | matt |
| 25 | iwantu | aaaaaa | 1212 | lovers | qwertyui |
| 26 | jennifer | player | flyers | suckit | danielle |
| 27 | hunter | sunshine | fish | gregory | beaver |
| 28 | fuck | morgan | porn | buddy | 4321 |
| 29 | 2000 | starwars | matrix | whatever | 4128 |
| 30 | test | boomer | teens | young | runner |
| 31 | batman | cowboys | scooby | nicholas | swimming |
| 32 | trustno1 | edward | jason | lucky | dolphin |
| 33 | thomas | charles | walter | helpme | gordon |
| 34 | tigger | girls | cumshot | jackie | casper |
| 35 | robert | booboo | boston | monica | stupid |
| 36 | access | coffee | braves | midnight | shit |
| 37 | love | xxxxxx | yankee | college | saturn |
| 38 | buster | bulldog | lover | baby | gemini |
| 39 | 1234567 | ncc1701 | barney | cunt | apples |
| 40 | soccer | rabbit | victor | brian | august |
| 41 | hockey | peanut | tucker | mark | 3333 |
| 42 | killer | john | princess | startrek | canada |
| 43 | george | johnny | mercedes | sierra | blazer |
| 44 | sexy | gandalf | 5150 | leather | cumming |
| 45 | andrew | spanky | doggie | 232323 | hunting |
| 46 | charlie | winter | zzzzzz | 4444 | kitty |
| 47 | superman | brandy | gunner | beavis | rainbow |
| 48 | asshole | compaq | horney | bigcock | 112233 |
| 49 | fuckyou | carlos | bubba | happy | arthur |
| 50 | dallas | tennis | 2112 | sophie | cream |
| 51 | jessica | james | fred | ladies | calvin |
| 52 | panties | mike | johnson | naughty | shaved |
| 53 | pepper | brandon | xxxxx | giants | surfer |
| 54 | 1111 | fender | tits | booty | samson |
| 55 | austin | anthony | member | blonde | kelly |
| 56 | william | blowme | boobs | fucked | paul |
| 57 | daniel | ferrari | donald | golden | mine |
| 58 | golfer | cookie | bigdaddy | 0 | king |
| 59 | summer | chicken | bronco | fire | racing |
| 60 | heather | maverick | penis | sandra | 5555 |
| 61 | hammer | chicago | voyager | pookie | eagle |
| 62 | yankees | joseph | rangers | packers | hentai |
| 63 | joshua | diablo | birdie | einstein | newyork |
| 64 | maggie | sexsex | trouble | dolphins | little |
| 65 | biteme | hardcore | white | 0 | redwings |
| 66 | enter | 666666 | topgun | chevy | smith |
| 67 | ashley | willie | bigtits | winston | sticky |
| 68 | thunder | welcome | bitches | warrior | cocacola |
| 69 | cowboy | chris | green | sammy | animal |
| 70 | silver | panther | super | slut | broncos |
| 71 | richard | yamaha | qazwsx | 8675309 | private |
| 72 | fucker | justin | magic | zxcvbnm | skippy |
| 73 | orange | banana | lakers | nipples | marvin |
| 74 | merlin | driver | rachel | power | blondes |
| 75 | michelle | marine | slayer | victoria | enjoy |
| 76 | corvette | angels | scott | asdfgh | girl |
| 77 | bigdog | fishing | 2222 | vagina | apollo |
| 78 | cheese | david | asdf | toyota | parker |
| 79 | matthew | maddog | video | travis | qwert |
| 80 | 121212 | hooters | london | hotdog | time |
| 81 | patrick | wilson | 7777 | paris | sydney |
| 82 | martin | butthead | marlboro | rock | women |
| 83 | freedom | dennis | srinivas | xxxx | voodoo |
| 84 | ginger | fucking | internet | extreme | magnum |
| 85 | blowjob | captain | action | redskins | juice |
| 86 | nicole | bigdick | carter | erotic | abgrtyu |
| 87 | sparky | chester | jasper | dirty | 777777 |
| 88 | yellow | smokey | monster | ford | dreams |
| 89 | camaro | xavier | teresa | freddy | maxwell |
| 90 | secret | steven | jeremy | arsenal | music |
| 91 | dick | viking | 11111111 | access14 | rush2112 |
| 92 | falcon | snoopy | bill | wolf | russia |
| 93 | taylor | blue | crystal | nipple | scorpion |
| 94 | 111111 | eagles | peter | iloveyou | rebecca |
| 95 | 131313 | winner | pussies | alex | tester |
| 96 | 123123 | samantha | cock | florida | mistress |
| 97 | bitch | house | beer | eric | phantom |
| 98 | hello | miller | rocket | legend | billy |
| 99 | scooter | flower | theman | movie | 6666 |
| 100 | please | jack | oliver | success | albert |
A více aktuální vzorek pocházející z hacknuté databáze www.RockYou.com (32 milionů hesel, zdroj: Your Top 20 Most Common Passwords)
| Počet | Heslo |
| 290 731 | 123456 |
| 79 087 | 12345 |
| 76 790 | 123456789 |
| 61 958 | Password |
| 51 622 | iloveyou |
| 35 231 | princess |
| 22 588 | rockyou |
| 21 726 | 1234567 |
| 20 553 | 12345678 |
| 17 542 | abc123 |
| 17 168 | Nicole |
| 16 409 | Daniel |
| 16 094 | babygirl |
| 15 294 | monkey |
| 15 162 | Jessica |
| 14 950 | Lovely |
| 14 898 | michael |
| 14 329 | Ashley |
| 13 987 | 654321 |
| 13 856 | Qwerty |