More data breach...

[joby_toss]

Yes, a generic title for an increasingly common problem...

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-o ... ata-breach

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In my eyes there's actually a positive side to this problem: as this events are becoming more frequent (and they ARE), people will start to think twice about how much of their life and information they put up online...

Have you ever stopped and wondered what would happen if today you would lose access to everything IT related (PCs, smartphones, Internet etc.)?...

[SYSTEM]

In my eyes there's actually a positive side to this problem: as this events are becoming more frequent (and they ARE), people will start to think twice about how much of their life and information they put up online...

An important piece of advise everyone should follow: Use a different password everywhere. That way an attacker will only gain access to the site that was breached and nowhere else. It baffles me how many people recycle the same password over and over, it's a ridiculously insecure practice.

Use a password manager to keep track of your passwords. It's way more safe than recycling a single password.

[shnbwmn]

... ever stopped and wondered what would happen if people lost access to everything IT related (PCs, smartphones, Internet etc.)?...

That would be fantastic. (edits italicised)

[I am Baas]

Use a different password everywhere.

+1

[Andrew Lee]

Use a different password everywhere.

+2, via a password manager. It sucks, but I see no light at the end of the tunnel.