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what password?

• warcode 13y ago
  That one single password you use on all webpages, clearly.
• asperous 13y ago
  Assuming: * A hacker has a leaked database * Your email and password are in this database * Your public email is the same one used in the database * Plain-text passwords are easy to extract from this leaked databases * You use the same password and email combination other places * Other places with that email/password don't use two-step authentication Then if they have your email they can get your password and try it other places
  • kintamanimatt 13y ago
    > You use the same password and email combination other places This is the problem. Every password for every account you create should be unique. Bonus points if you use a unique email alias for every account you create too.