Hackers’ sale of Comcast log-ins reminds us to change our password habits

In case you needed a reminder: Change your passwords frequently, and use a different password on every website.

I know, it’s annoying. But that’s the takeaway from news that Comcast had to reset passwordson nearly 200,000 customer email accounts.

Here’s the catch. Hackers didn’t breach Comcast’s computers to steal the information. Instead, they created their list of passwords with information stolen from you and me. Sometimes we’re so gullible that hackers can trick us into giving them our password. Then, since we often use the same password everywhere, those hackers have a skeleton key to our lives.

That’s often how hackers have broken into the online accounts of various celebritiesover the years. For the full article click here 

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