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Over the years, NPR has done many stories on Internet passwords and how to come up with a secure one.

Lazy About Your Online Passwords? Take Control With These New Tips

The Most Secure Password In The World Might Be You

Prevent Your Password From Becoming Easy Pickings (Or PyPfbEp)

Hunting For A Password That Only You Will Know

You'd think we'd have learned how to craft a secure password by now. Turns out not so much.


SplashData, an Internet security services firm, has released its 

New on the list this year are "baseball," "access," "master," "Michael," "superman," "696969" and "batman." The report, the fourth by SpashData, was compiled from more than 3 million passwords leaked during 2014.

And, to add to NPR's stories about how to come up with a secure password, we'll add SplashData's tips:

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Krishnadev Calamur

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SplashData, an Internet security services firm, has released its annual list of the 25 worst Internet passwords. "12345" and "password" top the list.

Is your online password among the worst?

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