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Most Common Password - The Wall Street Journal reports that hackers have uncovered the most common passwords for users of Gawker Media related websites this week with none too surprising results. The passwords that proved to be the most common are actually the ones that websites warn you about when you register for a site. You know, those suggestions that tell you to use unique combinations of letters and numbers, not to use common phrases and to make it at least 8 characters long. The top 10 passwords of the 188,279 hacked from the media, gossip and celebrity sites, among others, owned by Gawker Media, that include Gawker, Lifehacker and Jezebel, are: 1. 12345 2. password 3. 12345678 4. lifehack 5. qwerty 6. abc123 7. 111111 8. monkey 9. consumer 10. 12345 Most Common Password