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Pro tip: I used to use the same password for everything until a breach at work got me fired
back in 2019 I worked for a small construction company in Phoenix. Somebody phished the office manager and got into our email system. Since I used the same password for my personal email, they got into that too and sent invoices to our clients with fake bank info. Owner blamed me even though it was a basic phishing link. Now I use a password manager with different 16-character passwords for every site. Took me maybe 2 hours to set up. Has anyone else had a job or personal account get hit because of reused passwords?
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brianl535mo ago
My buddy used his work password for his fantasy football account and got locked out of both.
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faith_carter5mo ago
Gotta disagree with you @brianl53, that's not really a password problem, that's a bad habit problem. Using the same password for work stuff and personal sites is asking for trouble since one leak can mess up both. Better to just use a password manager than risk getting fired over fantasy football.
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scott.miles5mo ago
lol that's rough. I've definitely used the same password for so many things I'm basically one data breach away from losing everything, not just my fantasy team.
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