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Is there really anything I can do other than update passwords regularly if my email address has been compromised? Apparently I was hit by the Adobe and Bitcoin
by mkane848 11y ago
Is there really anything I can do other than update passwords regularly if my email address has been compromised? Apparently I was hit by the Adobe and Bitcoin forum dump. I (think) I create new passwords and change old account passwords often enough and I think literally the only time I've gotten "hacked" was an old XBOX Live account and Origin, and most accounts I care about nowadays also feature 2-Factor Authentication.
So while I'd be more pleased if Adobe hadn't leaked my email, I'm not really at risk continuing use of the email address as long as I'm on top of my passwords, right?
- OliverJones 11y agoWhen the Adobe leak hit, I was already using Keepass to generate random passwords for each service I use. So, I changed the password on the Adobe account. I've never had an adverse event based on that leak. Lots of people know your email address. It's your job to make your email address useless, combined with a data breach, to guess a valuable password. If you use passwords like "mysecret-hackernews", "mysecret-github", and "mysecret-paypal" then you're in serious jeopardy if your "mysecret-adobe" gets out. But if you use a bunch of random gibberish for each password, you're relatively safe, at least from that particular attack.
- mkane848 11y agoSorry for the late reply, but thanks for the feedback. While I believe I have a decently strong variety between my passwords, I'm looking at Keepass now and it looks like the exact password manager tool I've wanted for a while now so I'll be giving it a try.