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   Maltimore (maltimore@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 20:20:56 JST Maltimore

   "Lastpass says hackers accessed customer data in new breach"

   https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-says-hackers-accessed-customer-data-in-new-breach/

   Use a password manager they said. For your safety, they said. You know whose data was never breached? My mom's. Who keeps her passwords written down at home, like they told us not to.

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     hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 20:20:47 JST hypolite

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     • utzer
     @maltimore @utzer This practice is highly compromising in a shared space like an office. There have been enough TV interviews of people at their workplace where they got passwords written on labels or post-its in the frame.
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     Maltimore (maltimore@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 20:20:54 JST Maltimore

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     • utzer

     @Utzer I absolutely agree!
     But there was definitely a time when people who write their passwords down on paper were joked about.

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     utzer (utzer@social.yl.ms)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 20:20:55 JST utzer

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     @maltimore why would anyone suggest to not write down passwords on paper? That is a valid and safe way to keep track of them. There is even an airgap as a firewall in the system.
     
     Do not even store your passwords online with a server side encryption or even without, so do not store them in your browser unless you really know what you're doing, to not use an online password manager!
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     hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 21:51:00 JST hypolite

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     • utzer
     @utzer @maltimore What if you lose ALL your devices?
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     utzer (utzer@social.yl.ms)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 21:51:01 JST utzer

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     • hypolite
     @hypolite threat specific thinking, there may be circumstances were having your password stored in a cloud is better than locally (synced between devices). I can't come up with one, but I am sure there is one. @maltimore
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     utzer (utzer@social.yl.ms)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 21:51:02 JST utzer

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     • hypolite
     @hypolite O hope @maltimore mother does not live in a shared space or locks the notebook up.
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     utzer (utzer@social.yl.ms)'s status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 22:03:47 JST utzer

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     • hypolite
     @hypolite after that nuclear winter I can live without these passwords, my own devices that have the file are located 600km from each other in my two homes. @maltimore
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