The 25 Dumbest Gawker Passwords, In Order

The hacker group Gnosis brought down the Gawker Media empire over the weekend. Sign Up For Our Daily Newsletter Sign

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As part of their attack, they revealed sensitive data from hundreds of thousands of Gawker users. 

For the security specilialists at Duo, this was a golden opportunity to practice their craft.

“As it’s not very often that we get a glimpse into the human psychology of password selection, let’s dig deeper into the password dump!” founder Jon Oberheide wrote on the company blog.

The result reveals a readership of nerds, idiots, lovers and philistines seriously lacking in imagination. 

Here, in order, are the top 25 most common passwords on Gawker.

 

The 25 Dumbest Gawker Passwords, In Order