The worst passwords of 2013 have been revealed.

According to SplashData, the 2013 list of worst passwords was influenced by postings from Adobe users via security consulting firm Stricture Consulting Group.

The worst password during 2013 was "123456," which previously ranked second in 2012.

Slipping into second place was "password." For the first time since SplashData began tracking the 25 most common passwords on the Internet, "password" failed to maintain the No. 1 position.

"Seeing passwords like 'adobe123' and 'photoshop' on this list offers a good reminder not to base your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing," said SplashData CEO Morgan Slain.

SplashData noted the list of common passwords shows many people continue to make themselves targets of potential hacks, identity theft and more.

Slain added, "Another interesting aspect of this year's list is that more short numerical passwords showed up even though websites are starting to enforce stronger password policies."

For example, "1234" made its debut on the top 25 list at No. 16.

The password "12345678" maintained its third place position as the worst password of 2013 while "qwerty" jumped to fourth place from fifth place. The new fifth place title went to "abc123."

"As always, we hope that with more publicity about how risky it is to use weak passwords, more people will start taking simple steps to protect themselves by using stronger passwords and using different passwords for different websites."

SplashData recommends people to use passwords with eight or more mixed characters.

"One way to create more secure passwords that are easy to recall is to use passphrases -- short words with spaces or other characters separating them," SplashData noted. "It's best to use random words rather than common phrases. For example, 'cakes years birthday' or 'smiles_light_skip?'"

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