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A new data breach of humongous proportions has just been made public

Diana Eidson

Smashing Bugs
Jan 16, 2019
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Diana
Attention Automotive Industry peeps:, We are talking astronomical numbers. This data set has been labeled as a "Collection#1" and it consists of:
Email addresses and passwords totaling 2,692,818,238 rows
1,160,253,228 unique combinations of email addresses and passwords.
Unique email addresses totaled 772,904,991
there are 21,222,975 unique passwords..

What can you do?

Do not reuse passwords. Use unique passwords, especially for financial accounts.

Use a password manager.

If you don’t want to use a password manager, create passwords you will remember, like your favorite line from a movie, poem or book. The longer the better.

Don’t share your passwords with anyone, not even your closest friends or relatives, because they can become a point of attack and exposure.

If you think your identity has been compromised, change your passwords immediately.
 
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What can you do?

1. Do not reuse passwords. Use unique passwords, especially for financial accounts.

2. Use a password manager.

3. If you don’t want to use a password manager, create passwords you will remember, like your favorite line from a movie, poem or book. The longer the better.

4. Don’t share your passwords with anyone, not even your closest friends or relatives, because they can become a point of attack and exposure.

If you think your identity has been compromised, change your passwords immediately.
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