"his summer, hackers destroyed my entire digital life in the span of an hour. My Apple, Twitter, and Gmail passwords were all robust—seven, 10, and 19 character

"his summer, hackers destroyed my entire digital life in the span of an hour. My Apple, Twitter, and Gmail passwords were all robust—seven, 10, and 19 characters, respectively, all alphanumeric, * some with symbols thrown in as well—but the three accounts were linked, *" Emphasis mine. Enough said. Passwords are still pretty secure; two-factor authentication makes it even more so.