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Originally Posted by rjlwork
Bill,
I know the "easy" password is the tempting way to go BUT---don't!
I had my facebook and fun email accounts hijacked by someone who figured out my password (same on both accounts). They then emailed all of my contacts saying I was traveling in Scotland and had been robbed at knifepoint. Asking for money to get back home, "I" responded to several of my friends and family (NOT)! Two, were seconds away from sending me money. I had no idea a seemingly harmless fun email site could cause this much anxiety.
Not only did they break the password, they changed it and responded to my mail! My mom wrote them that she hoped they'd rot in jail - gotta love Mom. It took a couple of weeks to get things back to normal and lots of headaches. I've never done financial work on the computer and never will.
Change your passwords! Use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers. Don't use the same ones for different accounts (try for something that reminds you of that site if you must). You can't be too careful.
Judy
2010 Trailmini
2007 Chevy Avalanche
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I learned to play row, row, row your boat on a xylophone in 3rd grade by the numbers. 27 digits that I can type in very quickly. If you knew it was that song, it would not be difficult to find the numbers. But guessing a 27 digit number will take awhile. Drives my wife nuts.
Typically I just use part of it, with some characters on each end that are easy for me to remember, like the initials of various classmates.
I have to change my passwords at work every 90 days. Fortunately, I only have around 10 accounts to change.