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    Default Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    Hello,

    Please strongly consider creating new passwords on a regular basis to protect your identity and
    financial information online.


    http://www.businessinsider.com/heart...plainer-2014-4

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    If I must go online and provide a password I will change everytime until this threat has been eliminated. Not sure if it will help so I'm trying to stay off sites which I need to enter a password at login.
    Social and auction sites are prefilled so I'm not entering info. Financial sites I'm trying to stay away from.
    Just bought a new Tower with windows 7. I had planned on getting it up and running and transfer wanted contents of hard drive this weekend but now I think I'll wait.

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    Quote Originally Posted by adruml View Post
    If I must go online and provide a password I will change everytime until this threat has been eliminated. Not sure if it will help so I'm trying to stay off sites which I need to enter a password at login.......
    Financial sites I'm trying to stay away from.
    This vulnerability has been around for about two years.Any data to be compromised has already been done.If you're that security conscious then you'd have to change your password every time.Even then it doesn't mean you can't be hacked.

    Social and auction sites are prefilled so I'm not entering info.
    You seem to be getting confused with "keylogging".You may not be physically tapping out your username & password but they're still being sent from your computer.

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    Good point Mcc, thanks for the reminder.

    Best wishes for many sales to all,

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    Received this link today from my bank if anyone is interested. The linked article gives sites where you might consider changing your password to increase your safety.

    http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heart...m-fb-main-link

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    Quote Originally Posted by bluebedouin View Post
    This vulnerability has been around for about two years.Any data to be compromised has already been done.If you're that security conscious then you'd have to change your password every time.Even then it doesn't mean you can't be hacked.


    You seem to be getting confused with "keylogging".You may not be physically tapping out your username & password but they're still being sent from your computer.
    Hackers must be let in.

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    Quote Originally Posted by adruml View Post
    Hackers must be let in.
    Not at all.A hacker makes his own way in whether you let them or not.The only way you can guarantee anyone not hacking you is if you stay offline!

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    Default Re: Passwords- Are you updating yours?

    I had thought hackers were let in via erroneous sites whether a link or they are attached/partnered with the URL.

    Wow, so if I go online let's say Internet explorer and walk away from my computer before I search for anything I can be hacked???

    I'm unplugging my PC from the Internet!!!

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