Your Password is Already In the Wild, You Did not Know?

There was a lot of buzz about the leak of two huge databases of passwords a few days ago. This has been reported by Try Hunt on his blog. The two databases are called “Anti-Trust-Combo-List” and “Exploit.In“. If the sources of the leaks are not officially known, there are some ways to discover some of them (see my previous article about the “+” feature offered by Google).

A few days after the first leak, a second version of “Exploit.In” was released with even more passwords:

Name	Size	Credentials
Anti-Trust-Combo-List	16GB	540.701.509
Exploit.In	15GB	499.305.318
Exploit.In (2)	24GB	805.499.579

With the huge of amount of passwords released in the wild, you can assume that your password is also included. But what are those passwords? I used Robbin Wood‘s tool pipal to analyze those passwords.

I decided to analyze the Anti-Trust-Combo-List but I had to restart several times due to a lack of resources (pipal requires a lot of memory to generate the statistics) and it failed always. I decided to use a sample of the passwords. I successfully analyzed 91M passwords. The results generated by pipal are available below.

What can we deduce? Weak passwords remain classic. Most passwords have only 8 characters and are based on lowercase characters. Interesting fact: users like to “increase” the complexity of the password by adding trailing numbers:

• Just one number (due to the fact that they have to change it regularly and just increase it at every expiration)
• By adding their birth year
• By adding the current year

Basic Results

Total entries = 91178452
Total unique entries = 40958257

Top 20 passwords
123456 = 559283 (0.61%)
123456789 = 203554 (0.22%)
passer2009 = 186798 (0.2%)
abc123 = 100158 (0.11%)
password = 96731 (0.11%)
password1 = 84124 (0.09%)
12345678 = 80534 (0.09%)
12345 = 76051 (0.08%)
homelesspa = 74418 (0.08%)
1234567 = 68161 (0.07%)
111111 = 66460 (0.07%)
qwerty = 63957 (0.07%)
1234567890 = 58651 (0.06%)
123123 = 52272 (0.06%)
iloveyou = 51664 (0.06%)
000000 = 49783 (0.05%)
1234 = 35583 (0.04%)
123456a = 34675 (0.04%)
monkey = 32926 (0.04%)
dragon = 29902 (0.03%)

Top 20 base words
password = 273853 (0.3%)
passer = 208434 (0.23%)
qwerty = 163356 (0.18%)
love = 161514 (0.18%)
july = 148833 (0.16%)
march = 144519 (0.16%)
phone = 122229 (0.13%)
shark = 121618 (0.13%)
lunch = 119449 (0.13%)
pole = 119240 (0.13%)
table = 119215 (0.13%)
glass = 119164 (0.13%)
frame = 118830 (0.13%)
iloveyou = 118447 (0.13%)
angel = 101049 (0.11%)
alex = 98135 (0.11%)
monkey = 97850 (0.11%)
myspace = 90841 (0.1%)
michael = 88258 (0.1%)
mike = 82412 (0.09%)

Password length (length ordered)
1 = 54418 (0.06%)
2 = 49550 (0.05%)
3 = 247263 (0.27%)
4 = 1046032 (1.15%)
5 = 1842546 (2.02%)
6 = 15660408 (17.18%)
7 = 14326554 (15.71%)
8 = 25586920 (28.06%)
9 = 12250247 (13.44%)
10 = 11895989 (13.05%)
11 = 2604066 (2.86%)
12 = 1788770 (1.96%)
13 = 1014515 (1.11%)
14 = 709778 (0.78%)
15 = 846485 (0.93%)
16 = 475022 (0.52%)
17 = 157311 (0.17%)
18 = 136428 (0.15%)
19 = 83420 (0.09%)
20 = 93576 (0.1%)
21 = 46885 (0.05%)
22 = 42648 (0.05%)
23 = 31118 (0.03%)
24 = 29999 (0.03%)
25 = 25956 (0.03%)
26 = 14798 (0.02%)
27 = 10285 (0.01%)
28 = 10245 (0.01%)
29 = 7895 (0.01%)
30 = 12573 (0.01%)
31 = 4168 (0.0%)
32 = 66017 (0.07%)
33 = 1887 (0.0%)
34 = 1422 (0.0%)
35 = 1017 (0.0%)
36 = 469 (0.0%)
37 = 250 (0.0%)
38 = 231 (0.0%)
39 = 116 (0.0%)
40 = 435 (0.0%)
41 = 45 (0.0%)
42 = 57 (0.0%)
43 = 14 (0.0%)
44 = 47 (0.0%)
45 = 5 (0.0%)
46 = 13 (0.0%)
47 = 1 (0.0%)
48 = 16 (0.0%)
49 = 14 (0.0%)
50 = 21 (0.0%)
51 = 2 (0.0%)
52 = 1 (0.0%)
53 = 2 (0.0%)
54 = 22 (0.0%)
55 = 1 (0.0%)
56 = 3 (0.0%)
57 = 1 (0.0%)
58 = 2 (0.0%)
60 = 10 (0.0%)
61 = 3 (0.0%)
63 = 3 (0.0%)
64 = 1 (0.0%)
65 = 2 (0.0%)
66 = 9 (0.0%)
67 = 2 (0.0%)
68 = 2 (0.0%)
69 = 1 (0.0%)
70 = 1 (0.0%)
71 = 3 (0.0%)
72 = 1 (0.0%)
73 = 1 (0.0%)
74 = 1 (0.0%)
76 = 2 (0.0%)
77 = 1 (0.0%)
78 = 1 (0.0%)
79 = 3 (0.0%)
81 = 3 (0.0%)
83 = 1 (0.0%)
85 = 1 (0.0%)
86 = 1 (0.0%)
88 = 1 (0.0%)
89 = 1 (0.0%)
90 = 6 (0.0%)
92 = 3 (0.0%)
93 = 1 (0.0%)
95 = 1 (0.0%)
96 = 16 (0.0%)
97 = 1 (0.0%)
98 = 3 (0.0%)
99 = 2 (0.0%)
100 = 1 (0.0%)
104 = 1 (0.0%)
107 = 1 (0.0%)
108 = 1 (0.0%)
109 = 1 (0.0%)
111 = 2 (0.0%)
114 = 1 (0.0%)
119 = 1 (0.0%)
128 = 377 (0.0%)

Password length (count ordered)
8 = 25586920 (28.06%)
6 = 15660408 (17.18%)
7 = 14326554 (15.71%)
9 = 12250247 (13.44%)
10 = 11895989 (13.05%)
11 = 2604066 (2.86%)
5 = 1842546 (2.02%)
12 = 1788770 (1.96%)
4 = 1046032 (1.15%)
13 = 1014515 (1.11%)
15 = 846485 (0.93%)
14 = 709778 (0.78%)
16 = 475022 (0.52%)
3 = 247263 (0.27%)
17 = 157311 (0.17%)
18 = 136428 (0.15%)
20 = 93576 (0.1%)
19 = 83420 (0.09%)
32 = 66017 (0.07%)
1 = 54418 (0.06%)
2 = 49550 (0.05%)
21 = 46885 (0.05%)
22 = 42648 (0.05%)
23 = 31118 (0.03%)
24 = 29999 (0.03%)
25 = 25956 (0.03%)
26 = 14798 (0.02%)
30 = 12573 (0.01%)
27 = 10285 (0.01%)
28 = 10245 (0.01%)
29 = 7895 (0.01%)
31 = 4168 (0.0%)
33 = 1887 (0.0%)
34 = 1422 (0.0%)
35 = 1017 (0.0%)
36 = 469 (0.0%)
40 = 435 (0.0%)
128 = 377 (0.0%)
37 = 250 (0.0%)
38 = 231 (0.0%)
39 = 116 (0.0%)
42 = 57 (0.0%)
44 = 47 (0.0%)
41 = 45 (0.0%)
54 = 22 (0.0%)
50 = 21 (0.0%)
48 = 16 (0.0%)
96 = 16 (0.0%)
49 = 14 (0.0%)
43 = 14 (0.0%)
46 = 13 (0.0%)
60 = 10 (0.0%)
66 = 9 (0.0%)
90 = 6 (0.0%)
45 = 5 (0.0%)
71 = 3 (0.0%)
56 = 3 (0.0%)
92 = 3 (0.0%)
79 = 3 (0.0%)
98 = 3 (0.0%)
63 = 3 (0.0%)
61 = 3 (0.0%)
81 = 3 (0.0%)
51 = 2 (0.0%)
58 = 2 (0.0%)
65 = 2 (0.0%)
53 = 2 (0.0%)
67 = 2 (0.0%)
68 = 2 (0.0%)
76 = 2 (0.0%)
111 = 2 (0.0%)
99 = 2 (0.0%)
73 = 1 (0.0%)
72 = 1 (0.0%)
74 = 1 (0.0%)
70 = 1 (0.0%)
69 = 1 (0.0%)
77 = 1 (0.0%)
78 = 1 (0.0%)
64 = 1 (0.0%)
109 = 1 (0.0%)
114 = 1 (0.0%)
119 = 1 (0.0%)
83 = 1 (0.0%)
107 = 1 (0.0%)
85 = 1 (0.0%)
86 = 1 (0.0%)
104 = 1 (0.0%)
88 = 1 (0.0%)
89 = 1 (0.0%)
57 = 1 (0.0%)
100 = 1 (0.0%)
55 = 1 (0.0%)
93 = 1 (0.0%)
52 = 1 (0.0%)
95 = 1 (0.0%)
47 = 1 (0.0%)
97 = 1 (0.0%)
108 = 1 (0.0%)

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000000000011111111112222222222333333333344444444445555555555666666666677
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901

One to six characters = 18900217 (20.73%)
One to eight characters = 58813691 (64.5'%)
More than eight characters = 32364762 (35.5%)

Only lowercase alpha = 25300978 (27.75%)
Only uppercase alpha = 468686 (0.51%)
Only alpha = 25769664 (28.26%)
Only numeric = 9526597 (10.45%)

First capital last symbol = 72550 (0.08%)
First capital last number = 2427417 (2.66%)

Single digit on the end = 13167140 (14.44%)
Two digits on the end = 14225600 (15.6%)
Three digits on the end = 6155272 (6.75%)

Last number
0 = 4370023 (4.79%)
1 = 12711477 (13.94%)
2 = 5661520 (6.21%)
3 = 6642438 (7.29%)
4 = 3951994 (4.33%)
5 = 4028739 (4.42%)
6 = 4295485 (4.71%)
7 = 4055751 (4.45%)
8 = 3596305 (3.94%)
9 = 4240044 (4.65%)

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Last digit
1 = 12711477 (13.94%)
3 = 6642438 (7.29%)
2 = 5661520 (6.21%)
0 = 4370023 (4.79%)
6 = 4295485 (4.71%)
9 = 4240044 (4.65%)
7 = 4055751 (4.45%)
5 = 4028739 (4.42%)
4 = 3951994 (4.33%)
8 = 3596305 (3.94%)

Last 2 digits (Top 20)
23 = 2831841 (3.11%)
12 = 1570044 (1.72%)
11 = 1325293 (1.45%)
01 = 1036629 (1.14%)
56 = 1013453 (1.11%)
10 = 909480 (1.0%)
00 = 897526 (0.98%)
13 = 854165 (0.94%)
09 = 814370 (0.89%)
21 = 812093 (0.89%)
22 = 709996 (0.78%)
89 = 706074 (0.77%)
07 = 675624 (0.74%)
34 = 627901 (0.69%)
08 = 626722 (0.69%)
69 = 572897 (0.63%)
88 = 557667 (0.61%)
77 = 557429 (0.61%)
14 = 539236 (0.59%)
45 = 530671 (0.58%)

Last 3 digits (Top 20)
123 = 2221895 (2.44%)
456 = 807267 (0.89%)
234 = 434714 (0.48%)
009 = 326602 (0.36%)
789 = 318622 (0.35%)
000 = 316149 (0.35%)
345 = 295463 (0.32%)
111 = 263894 (0.29%)
101 = 225151 (0.25%)
007 = 222062 (0.24%)
321 = 221598 (0.24%)
666 = 201995 (0.22%)
010 = 192798 (0.21%)
777 = 164454 (0.18%)
011 = 141015 (0.15%)
001 = 138363 (0.15%)
008 = 137610 (0.15%)
999 = 129483 (0.14%)
987 = 126046 (0.14%)
678 = 123301 (0.14%)

Last 4 digits (Top 20)
3456 = 727407 (0.8%)
1234 = 398622 (0.44%)
2009 = 298108 (0.33%)
2345 = 269935 (0.3%)
6789 = 258059 (0.28%)
1111 = 148964 (0.16%)
2010 = 140684 (0.15%)
2008 = 111014 (0.12%)
2000 = 110456 (0.12%)
0000 = 108767 (0.12%)
2011 = 103328 (0.11%)
5678 = 102873 (0.11%)
4567 = 94964 (0.1%)
2007 = 94172 (0.1%)
4321 = 92849 (0.1%)
3123 = 92104 (0.1%)
1990 = 87828 (0.1%)
1987 = 87142 (0.1%)
2006 = 86640 (0.1%)
1991 = 86574 (0.09%)

Last 5 digits (Top 20)
23456 = 721648 (0.79%)
12345 = 261734 (0.29%)
56789 = 252914 (0.28%)
11111 = 116179 (0.13%)
45678 = 96011 (0.11%)
34567 = 90262 (0.1%)
23123 = 84654 (0.09%)
00000 = 81056 (0.09%)
54321 = 73623 (0.08%)
67890 = 66301 (0.07%)
21212 = 28777 (0.03%)
23321 = 28767 (0.03%)
77777 = 28572 (0.03%)
22222 = 27754 (0.03%)
55555 = 26081 (0.03%)
66666 = 25872 (0.03%)
56123 = 21354 (0.02%)
88888 = 19025 (0.02%)
99999 = 18288 (0.02%)
12233 = 16677 (0.02%)

Character sets
loweralphanum: 47681569 (52.29%)
loweralpha: 25300978 (27.75%)
numeric: 9526597 (10.45%)
mixedalphanum: 3075964 (3.37%)
loweralphaspecial: 1721507 (1.89%)
loweralphaspecialnum: 1167596 (1.28%)
mixedalpha: 981987 (1.08%)
upperalphanum: 652292 (0.72%)
upperalpha: 468686 (0.51%)
mixedalphaspecialnum: 187283 (0.21%)
specialnum: 81096 (0.09%)
mixedalphaspecial: 53882 (0.06%)
upperalphaspecialnum: 39668 (0.04%)
upperalphaspecial: 18674 (0.02%)
special: 14657 (0.02%)

Character set ordering
stringdigit: 41059315 (45.03%)
allstring: 26751651 (29.34%)
alldigit: 9526597 (10.45%)
othermask: 4189226 (4.59%)
digitstring: 4075593 (4.47%)
stringdigitstring: 2802490 (3.07%)
stringspecial: 792852 (0.87%)
digitstringdigit: 716311 (0.79%)
stringspecialstring: 701378 (0.77%)
stringspecialdigit: 474579 (0.52%)
specialstring: 45323 (0.05%)
specialstringspecial: 28480 (0.03%)
allspecial: 14657 (0.02%)

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