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apnu

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9. The problem is mitigated if the user doesn't recycle passwords.

Reply to scscholar (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 12:40 PM

Sep 2016

But, even today where IT departments yell about this daily, many people still recycle passwords.

I switched to unique passwords for everything and I keep an encrypted password file (USB stick, with portable KeePassX for several different OSs) on me at all times.

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Dropbox hack leads to dumping of 68m user passwords on the internet [View all] Miles Archer Aug 2016 OP

Why does no one at these corporations ever go to prison for this crime? scscholar Aug 2016 #1

The problem is mitigated if the user doesn't recycle passwords. apnu Sep 2016 #9

When did Kinda Sleazie take over DropBox? WhiteTara Aug 2016 #2

When Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #3

The fuckers! They sent out the email, but it didn't say they'd been hacked muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #4

Use salt... reACTIONary Aug 2016 #5

This is what I do. Codeine Aug 2016 #7

I do something similar too. PersonNumber503602 Sep 2016 #10

This works Egnever Aug 2016 #6

That's the one I got too and went meh. uppityperson Sep 2016 #8