The Ars rundown makes a very good point: this doesn’t matter. Something has to be at the top, but it doesn’t mean it has to be that common.
“This year, for example, a hacker using the top 10 password list would statistically be able to guess 16 out of 1,000 passwords”
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/yes-123456-is-the-most-common-password-but-heres-why-thats-misleading/
The Ars rundown makes a very good point: this doesn’t matter. Something has to be at the top, but it doesn’t mean it has to be that common.
“This year, for example, a hacker using the top 10 password list would statistically be able to guess 16 out of 1,000 passwords”
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/yes-123456-is-the-most-common-password-but-heres-why-thats-misleading/