Such a large bunch of passwords being accessible to hackers and scammers means that the amount of targeted attacks on account users, be it social media or emails, will increase significantly, leading to a massive privacy scare globally.
How can this recent data leak harm people?
Using these passwords, scammers and hackers can even hack into private accounts and defraud money, according to reports. The latest breach is the latest reminder and wake-up call for those who keep easy passwords for their accounts so that they are easy to type in or remember. This is an indirect message to them for bucking up and set up increasingly difficult passwords and update them time-to-time so that hackers and scammers are not able to access your private data or banking information.
Is my password safe?
If you regularly update your password at least at regular intervals, then there is not much issue around your data leaking. However, in order to be absolutely sure remember to change your password of both your social media as well as email accounts, in a bid to stay safe. Do not stop at just this and update these things regularly, as these data leaks are a very regular thing and keep happening at regular intervals.
FAQs:
How should I keep my password strong?
A strong password is generally a combination of letters, capital and small, including special characters as well as symbols. Updating your password at regular intervals also keeps it safe from hackers. What should I keep in mind while setting a password?
While setting a password, avoid keeping any information in it that is available on public forums, that can be used by hackers to breach through.
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