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RE: Can’t wait for more! beyondwandpoint December 10 2020, 15:22:05 UTC
There has never been a better time to hermit. I'm discovering it suits me... 😉

I definitely hear you on that count. 😐 The biggest threat to password security is lack of password diversity, and yet the biggest threat to account access is precisely that password diversity... Conundrums.

Hey, as someone who had an account "back in the day", I'd suggest checking https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to see if there are related accounts of yours that are under threat. (Deliberately not clicky, go ahead and google them if you're feeling unsure, and all they want is the email you used to register... wherever, so nothing too risky.) Background: a bazillion years ago, something somewhere was cracked (LJ denies it was them, and might even be right on that count; either way, this much later, blame is immaterial), but the fact remains there are lists of old LJ accounts and credentials for sale, and that lack of password diversity threatens other logins / accounts. I've explained it in a little more detail here (https://gingerbred.livejournal.com/27872.html), if you're interested, but I can warmly recommend checking haveibeenpwned from time to time.

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