Our story this morning on weak passwords reminds me of some Hollywood moments. We posted a story this morning about SplashData’s annual list of worst passwords used on the Internet, and as serious a problem as this is, I can’t help but see a lighter side to it all.From the story:“Jesus” was among the new entries in SplashData’s annual list of worst passwords used on the Internet, as people apparently looked toward a higher authority to protect them against hackers.Other equally unsafe passwords that made their debut Wednesday on the top 25 list of 2012 were ninja, mustang, and password1. Unchanged from last year in the top three slots were password, 123456, and 12345678, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 passwords were abc123, qwerty, monkey, letmein, dragon, 111111 and baseball.SplashData, which makes password management applications, bases its list on millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers. There have been several password hacks this year of high-profile sites, including Yahoo, LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm.The zany nature of how people pick their passwords has to be inspired by Hollywood. Consider the evidence:Back to our regularly scheduled program. Related content news Gwinnett Medical Center investigating possible data breach After being contacted by Salted Hash, Gwinnett Medical Center has confirmed they're investigating a security incident By Steve Ragan Oct 02, 2018 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Hacking news Facebook: 30 million accounts impacted by security flaw (updated) In a blog post, Facebook’s VP of product management Guy Rosen said the attackers exploited a flaw in the website's 'View As' function By Steve Ragan Sep 28, 2018 4 mins Data Breach Security news Scammers pose as CNN's Wolf Blitzer, target security professionals Did they really think this would work? By Steve Ragan Sep 04, 2018 2 mins Phishing Social Engineering Security news Congress pushes MITRE to fix CVE program, suggests regular reviews and stable funding After a year of investigation into the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, the Energy and Commerce Committee has some suggestions as to how it can be improved By Steve Ragan Aug 27, 2018 3 mins Vulnerabilities Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe