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Warning: My email got hacked 3 years ago because I reused a password
A security expert friend looked at my old habits and flat out said 'you're using the same password for your bank and a gaming forum, that's asking for trouble.' He was right, because that forum got breached and someone tried to drain my account. I switched to a password manager that day and now every site gets a unique, long code. Has anyone else had a close call that finally made them change a bad security habit?
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harperschmidt6mo ago
Your BANK and a gaming forum with the same password. That is a level of trust I cannot even imagine. I used to think using my dog's name for my email was bad, but that is like using a paper lock on a vault. The mental image of someone getting into a forum for, I don't know, pixel dragons, and then just walking into your checking account is actually terrifying.
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palmer.jana5mo ago
The pixel dragons part got me!
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