[GTALUG] blackmail

[Mauro Souza]

I had one of my passwords compromised from some random service six years
ago, and since that I use a password manager. Every account I own (the ones
I remember, BTW) have unique, random and very long passwords (70 chars or
more). So if one leaks, I just change one.

No matter what password manager you use (I have Enpass), you will have
almost unbreakable passwords. And subscribe to Have I Been Pwned (something
like that), so you are informed when the password or hash you have is seen
somewhere.

On Sat, Aug 4, 2018, 10:24 D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> | From: Mauro Souza via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
> | Don't worry about this kind of email. It's a know scam.
>
> The email proves that my password is in the wild.  In no way does that
> prove it won't be used in other ways.
>
> As I said, I wasn't worried for my own security (except as regards
> my Canada Computer account).  I did change my CC password and checked
> for scary activity on that account.  (Come to think of it, I didn't
> check if "I" left spammy comments or reviews on their site.
>
> I'm worried for all other Canada Computer account holders, some of whom
> are less careful about reusing passwords.
>
> I'm worried that Canada Computer is not acting responsibly when informed
> of a security problem.
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