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CrispyQ

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27. It's ridiculous, isn't it?

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 12:57 PM

Aug 2014

I hate when I come up with a password & then get a message that it contains unacceptable characters or it doesn't contain them or whatever!

I keep mine in Excel & password protect the file & the flash drive the file is on. I keep a printed version at my desk, which gets edited as I add & change passwords & it goes in the shredder when I print a new one. The file is now two pages, front & back.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Massive Russian Hack (I'd advise all to change your passwords) [View all] trumad Aug 2014 OP

Will do. I only want one government at a time to know my passwords and such! djean111 Aug 2014 #1

LOL--- trumad Aug 2014 #2

Again? I just changed all them from the previous attacks liberal N proud Aug 2014 #3

Like I said... trumad Aug 2014 #5

You can purchase apps for pc and smart phones and set them so they don't share hlthe2b Aug 2014 #8

It's ridiculous, isn't it? CrispyQ Aug 2014 #27

bout time I change them anyway.....thanks for the nudge to do so. a kennedy Aug 2014 #4

I'm doing it now.. trumad Aug 2014 #6

Is this is only about banking? I can't get TIME to come through. freshwest Aug 2014 #22

Gawd... I use datavault for PC and Iphone app--I've got nearly a 100 login passwords.... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #7

Bottom line---we are vulnerable trumad Aug 2014 #9

So what do you think was targeted? hlthe2b Aug 2014 #11

Nothing is perfect. trumad Aug 2014 #12

"I'm probably going to start using my banks bill pay system".......That's a start, but....... WillowTree Aug 2014 #19

I have the same system as you trumad. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #10

Well, I have money passwords and board and e-mail passwords - hollysmom Aug 2014 #26

I'm giving KeePass a try IDemo Aug 2014 #13

cool trumad Aug 2014 #14

great thread trumad, I'm contacting my credit union and other places nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #16

KeePass is great. MH1 Aug 2014 #21

Russian Hackers Amass Over a Billion Internet Passwords steve2470 Aug 2014 #15

And this is why I snail mail all my bills. Call me old fashioned, I don't care. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #17

called my credit union, they were clueless steve2470 Aug 2014 #18

Yeah---the CSO is probably on vaca trumad Aug 2014 #20

kick nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #23

does that include passwords for message boards, like DU? napkinz Aug 2014 #24

I would think includes everything... trumad Aug 2014 #25

Thank you. snacker Aug 2014 #28