LivingSocial hacked - 50 million users affected.

[Kristoph]

Including me.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/26/livingsocial_hacking_attack/

"The information accessed includes names, email addresses, date of birth for some users, and encrypted passwords – technically 'hashed' and 'salted' passwords. We never store passwords in plain text."

While I don't use the same password on websites, I do use variants.

Guess I'll be changing some passwords today.

 

[kwerk]

never heard of it before. looks like a copy of groupon?

 

[Azza]

Who?

 

[Kristoph]

Yeah, think it's backed by Amazon (correct me if I'm wrong).

Used it once or twice a year ago.

What's the best thing to do regarding passwords? I usually make a variation and then store it in opera, then ALT+Enter log-in to everything.

What do people here use or do to maximise their password security?

 

[chrisxuk]

What do people here use or do to maximise their password security?

Use a password manager. I personally use 1password, but there are alternatives.

 

[Skillmister]

Started using lastpass a few months ago. 15 character (random) passwords for everything and a 20 character (4 words) one for lastpass.

 

[Gzero]

Yeah, think it's backed by Amazon (correct me if I'm wrong).

Used it once or twice a year ago.

What's the best thing to do regarding passwords? I usually make a variation and then store it in opera, then ALT+Enter log-in to everything.

What do people here use or do to maximise their password security?

Lastpass since I saw a trojan start inputting to a random website all of my saved passwords from Firefox, so now I don't trust a browser to look after my passwords. Good thing Avast flagged it.

 

[TheBigCheese]

Lastpass since I saw a trojan start inputting to a random website all of my saved passwords from Firefox, so now I don't trust a browser to look after my passwords. Good thing Avast flagged it.

Lastpass user myself.

 

[Russinating]

Been getting a few spam emails from email contacts lately. Wonder if it's related to this.

 

[LordSplodge]

Use a password manager. I personally use 1password, but there are alternatives.

This. I use 1Password too.

 

[ince]

glad i dont use it

 

[Kristoph]

I've now got Lastpass.

I presume I just enter a random strong password and let lastpass store it.

edit:

Just changed my forum password and I'm already impressed by the program! Auto-generate and fills

 

[TheBigCheese]

It's blooming amazing. Magic how it does it I tell ya, magic!

 

[Begbie]

Surely these password managers don't work if you login from mulitple places?

 

[Kristoph]

Surely these password managers don't work if you login from mulitple places?

Just thinking this now.

I log in to a lot of these sites at work. But I start a new job soon, and internet access will be limited.

I see there's a version for Android, but its $1 a month.

I'm keeping my googlemail and facebook password as a tough master password, and then using lastpass for general sites that don't I don't particularly need access to on the go.