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Plokmijn27 t1_j1o905q wrote

Reply to comment by krkrkrkk24 in LPT: Got a Steam gift card for Christmas? Hold on to it after you put the code in. If your account gets hacked, you can use the old code to recover your account. by Worst_Support

for real

ive honestly been waiting for this to happen

cant believe people think password managers are a good idea

either use the same password for everything like a normal person, or write them down in a notebook, or on a file on your PC

the chances of lastpass or whatever other company getting hacked is a million times more likely than hackers breaking into your house and stealing your notebook

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sy029 t1_j1o9u2z wrote

Or just use an offline password manager.

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flyingroad t1_j1or66z wrote

And also using the same password for everything is dumb.

If one of your accounts get compromised, most likely your other accounts will get compromised.

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redyellowblue5031 t1_j1oyuw1 wrote

Exactly. Criminals love people who do this, they even have an attack named after it; credential stuffing.

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redyellowblue5031 t1_j1oyrrm wrote

Using the same password everywhere is a fun game if you like credential stuffing.

No system is 100% safe, but if you’re not using a weak master password and also have MFA enabled even with a stolen vault your passwords are safe by all reasonable measures.

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krkrkrkk24 t1_j1o9ai9 wrote

Yeah, seriously just the though of password managers putting all user information in a server together is more than enough to be targeted by hackers and its crazy people think its a good idea to just hand your passwords to 3rd party vendors that will claim no responsibility in case of such event

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redyellowblue5031 t1_j1oz61j wrote

Managing access is largely about risk vs convenience.

Every major password manager has a plethora of options to mitigate any reasonable risk even if someone got a hold of your vault.

The only way they’re getting in is if you used a weak password to begin with.

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