I was reusing the same password for my bank and my old gaming forum account

Got an email from the forum about a data breach, and it hit me that someone could have just walked right into my checking account. What's the fastest way to start using different passwords for everything?

4 comments

4 Comments

andrewreed3mo ago

Honestly, how many people are actually digging through old forum breaches to find bank logins? Seems like a lot of work for them. Just change your bank password to something new and strong, maybe add two-factor if you're that worried. You're probably fine.

the_linda3mo ago

My cousin's identity got stolen from a 2014 Yahoo breach they just found last month.

miller.rowan3mo ago

Underestimate how automated these attacks are... they use bots to test every leaked combo against banks. Start using a password manager today, it creates and remembers a unique one for each site. That old forum password is probably already in a giant list they're trying everywhere.

hugoj121mo ago

Haha I'm probably the only person who changed their bank password to 'hunter2' and called it a day.