The 20 Most Hackable Online Passwords Washingtonians Use

How difficult is your password? Are you up to number 87 of your pet's name? For example, a password like "Spot72"?

Or do you get so frustrated that you end up spelling an entire sentence?

"ICan'tBelieveI'mHavingToCreatedAnotherStupidPasswordAgain2!"
– Step Mom's Password (paraphrased).

Or have you had a password that was so great that you forgot it, and even your password recovery hint just confuses you?

I once forgot my password, and went through all the steps to get it back, the city and state I was born in, (Yakima and Washington), first school, street I grew up on, etc. etc. Then I got to the hint, which was "Favorite Food & Singer".

I spent over 45 minutes brainstorming and trying different combinations of my favorite foods and favorite singers and bands.

"French Toast & 'Weird Al'"

“Pizza & Metallica”

"Reel Big Fish & Fish Sticks" (I thought I had that one with a clever take on "Reel Big Fish Sticks").

Nothing worked. I stared at my computer in silence until I busted out in a fit of laughter.

My password hint didn't say my favorite food and favorite band; it just said "Favorite Food & Singer." What was my favorite food, and is also a singer? MEATLOAF!

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At times like that, I wish I would have had one of these 20 passwords that are so easily hacked, at least according to Nordpass.com. Take a look at the list.

So be honest with yourself… do you need to change a password? Are you going to be a bit more creative, or just keep adding numbers to your pet's name?

If you need a good password that you probably will forget in a month, might I recommend MEATLOAF?

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Whatever you decide to use for a password, keep it strong, unique and don't do what they did in this famous scene from the Mel Brooks comedy, SPACEBALLS.

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