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Password Protection
Posted on 1/23/24 at 9:54 am
Posted on 1/23/24 at 9:54 am
My CreditWise account with Capital One has sent me an alert stating that my email address is on the dark web and I need to take action.
It is a Cox account and I have noticed an increase in phising emails coming in. Mostly mimicing Cox and saying they've upgraded emails and I need to update mine.
Here is an article regarding a massive breach:
LINK
There is a link to type in your email to see if compromised.
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How are you guys managing your passwords?
It is a Cox account and I have noticed an increase in phising emails coming in. Mostly mimicing Cox and saying they've upgraded emails and I need to update mine.
Here is an article regarding a massive breach:
LINK
There is a link to type in your email to see if compromised.
LINK /
How are you guys managing your passwords?
Posted on 1/23/24 at 10:34 am to ItzMe1972
I use Protonmail's password manager called, ProtonPass. Set 2FA up for anything important. Use aliases for your e-mail address. Don't ever use your real e-mail address to sign up for anything.
Change important passwords every few months.
Change important passwords every few months.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 10:55 am to ItzMe1972
I have been using LastPass for a few years. When I get one of these notices about an e-mail & password potentially compromised; I can go through and see if any other sites use similar e-mail/password combos and change those accordingly.
Since I have started using a password manager, I let them "choose my password" to give me a purely random password. Only exceptions are I will use similar styled passwords for things I need to share with the wife. I.e., all tv subscriptions are similar e-mail/password; when I change one I change them all. All home related services (alarm, utilities, target...) will share e-mail/password combos.
The other thing I have started doing in the past year is when I stop using something (ADT, bed bath & beyond, fantasy football...) I will go in and delete as much shite as possible. If allowed reassign to a throw away e-mail address, then change the password to something suggested. If they get hacked, I don't have to worry.
Since I have started using a password manager, I let them "choose my password" to give me a purely random password. Only exceptions are I will use similar styled passwords for things I need to share with the wife. I.e., all tv subscriptions are similar e-mail/password; when I change one I change them all. All home related services (alarm, utilities, target...) will share e-mail/password combos.
The other thing I have started doing in the past year is when I stop using something (ADT, bed bath & beyond, fantasy football...) I will go in and delete as much shite as possible. If allowed reassign to a throw away e-mail address, then change the password to something suggested. If they get hacked, I don't have to worry.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:23 am to ItzMe1972
Bitwarden Password Manager
I prefer Bitwarden for password management but there are a lot of good ones out there. Pick one.
Turn on MFA on EVERY account that supports it and NEVER re-use the same password. Every password used should be unique, long, and complex. Longer is more important than complex, though.
If you want to go a mile further, create a new email account then add an alias on it. Only expose the alias to the world since an alias cannot be used as a username to login to email (on most email services). For example, create an email account such as user1@email.com. That will be the username you will use to login to email.com. Then, create an alias such as alias@email.com. When you sign up for services such as tigerdroppings.com, use alias@email.com since it can direct email back to user1@email.com but cannot be used to login to your email.com account. While this technique will not cut down on phishing and SPAM, it will prevent a lot of brute force attacks. Stay safe.
I prefer Bitwarden for password management but there are a lot of good ones out there. Pick one.
Turn on MFA on EVERY account that supports it and NEVER re-use the same password. Every password used should be unique, long, and complex. Longer is more important than complex, though.
If you want to go a mile further, create a new email account then add an alias on it. Only expose the alias to the world since an alias cannot be used as a username to login to email (on most email services). For example, create an email account such as user1@email.com. That will be the username you will use to login to email.com. Then, create an alias such as alias@email.com. When you sign up for services such as tigerdroppings.com, use alias@email.com since it can direct email back to user1@email.com but cannot be used to login to your email.com account. While this technique will not cut down on phishing and SPAM, it will prevent a lot of brute force attacks. Stay safe.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 11:52 am
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:04 pm to ItzMe1972
Change your password and do 2-Step Verification
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:01 pm to whiskey over ice
Agree. You need to change your password and enable MFA. Use unique passwords for every site. Look into a Password Manager to easily manage all unique passwords.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:43 pm to ItzMe1972
I personally use 1 Password.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 7:45 pm to ItzMe1972
quote:
How are you guys managing your passwords?
1Password
Simple, easy to use, and secure.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 2:48 pm to ItzMe1972
Can you guys recommend one I can setup for myself and monitor the wife? She's always clicking on ads and I can't seem to prevent her from doing it.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 10:03 pm to kywildcatfanone
I use Privacy Badger (Edge add-on, but can be found for Google Chrome as well). And I use my ad killer which is built into my VPN program.
I don't see ads on any web site.
I don't see ads on any web site.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 4:51 am to Will Cover
Which VPN? And does it work on tablets, computers and phones?
Posted on 1/25/24 at 6:25 am to kywildcatfanone
I've been with Surfshark for several years. It's great. You can often find huge discount codes online. I personally use HONEY and CNET as browser add-ons that search for the lowest prices or coupon codes.
And yes, to your other question.
And yes, to your other question.
Posted on 1/26/24 at 8:10 am to Will Cover
I'll check it out. Thanks!
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