The SplashData list of worst passwords of 2014 was just published, and it looks very similar to the list in 2013, 2012, 2011, etc.:

Rank Password Change from 2013
1 123456 No Change
2 password No Change
3 12345 Up 17
4 12345678 Down 1
5 qwerty Down 1
6 123456789 No Change
7 1234 Up 9
8 baseball New
9 dragon New
10 football New
11 1234567 Down 4
12 monkey Up 5
13 letmein Up 1
14 abc123 Down 9
15 111111 Down 8
16 mustang New
17 access New
18 shadow Unchanged
19 master New
20 michael New
21 superman New
22 696969 New
23 123123 Down 12
24 batman New
25 trustno1 Down 1

Sadly, I could have written this same post and used nearly the same list in 2010– in fact, I did:  http://www.securityprivacyandthelaw.com/2010/01/is-your-password-still-123456-if-so-its-time-for-a-change/.  Not everyone can start exercising, lose weight, save more money or get a new job as a resolution for 2015, but you can change your password, usually in less than 60 seconds, and toughen it up a bit.

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