New Delhi: Though the number of internet users in India growing by leaps and bounds there is still lack of awareness about password management among the masses, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks,


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The first Thursday of May of each year is designated as World Password Day -- an occasion to promote better password habits.


It is important that one password should not be used for multiple accounts, because if one password is leaked, several accounts can be hacked.


Here is a list of passwords, which you should strictly not use.


Numerical Series (taking eight character password)


11111111,  22222222, 33333333, 44444444, 55555555, 66666666, 77777777, 88888888, 99999999, 00000000


Numerical Series in Ascending


123456789, 1234567890


Numerical Series in Descending


0987654321, 987654321


Series in Number Keys


741, 852, 963


Series in Number Keys Inverse


147, 258, 369


Characters in QWERTY style


QWERTY, QWERTYUIO, ASDFGHJKL, ZXCVBNM


Reverse Characters in QWERTY style


POIUYTREWQ, LKJHGFDSA, MNBVCXZ