NY Times: If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe

Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.” ...Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.” ... Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over the years, including the recent attacks on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug. ...According to a new analysis, one out of five Web users still decides to leave the digital equivalent of a key under the doormat: they choose a simple, easily guessed password like “abc123,” “iloveyou” or even “password” to protect their data.

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