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Should You Change Your Passwords Regularly?
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<blockquote data-quote="TairikuOkami" data-source="post: 912322" data-attributes="member: 61892"><p>I have not changed some important passwords for years, since many services report, if someone tries to access it via a bad password. Then again, not all password breaches are reported, so it might be prudent to change them, but never all at once, you might mess up and loose access to everything.</p><p></p><p>I login via FB/Google whenever possible and it is funny to see failed attempts because of a bad password, since there is no password at all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite125" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" /></p><p></p><p>On top of that, ~50% phishing is done by forcing an user to change his password ASAP and they succeed using a fake webpage, malware or MITM.</p><p>So if you receive a security alert demanding you to do it, make sure the computer is clean and you visit the webpages directly, not by clicking on a link.</p><p></p><p>Some do, but it can cause issues when implemented incorrectly (like not accepting it afterwards), basically they avoid it because of issues in the past.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TairikuOkami, post: 912322, member: 61892"] I have not changed some important passwords for years, since many services report, if someone tries to access it via a bad password. Then again, not all password breaches are reported, so it might be prudent to change them, but never all at once, you might mess up and loose access to everything. I login via FB/Google whenever possible and it is funny to see failed attempts because of a bad password, since there is no password at all. :LOL: On top of that, ~50% phishing is done by forcing an user to change his password ASAP and they succeed using a fake webpage, malware or MITM. So if you receive a security alert demanding you to do it, make sure the computer is clean and you visit the webpages directly, not by clicking on a link. Some do, but it can cause issues when implemented incorrectly (like not accepting it afterwards), basically they avoid it because of issues in the past. [/QUOTE]
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