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Spent $40 on a password manager and it just stopped a mess
Got a weird email last week saying someone tried to log into my main email from a new device. I used the same password for a few other things, like an old forum account. The password manager I bought last year for about $40 created a unique, crazy strong password for my email, so that attempt went nowhere. It saved me from what could have been a real headache of trying to lock everything down. If I hadn't paid for it, I'd probably still be using easy passwords I could remember. Has anyone else had a close call that made them glad they finally got a password manager?
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lewis.diana19d ago
Man, my buddy's entire Steam library got cleaned out before he finally got one.
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william91719d ago
Yeah, the "cleaned out" part is the real killer. Tell your buddy to enable two-factor authentication on his Steam account right now, like today. He should also change his password to something completely new, not just a variation of the old one. Contacting Steam support is a pain but they can sometimes restore items, especially if he has proof of purchase. It's a brutal lesson, but locking it down now is the only way to stop it from happening again.
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