I finally realized I was using the same password for everything

Last week I was bored and decided to check haveibeenpwned.com after someone mentioned it on Reddit. Turns out my main email was in 3 different data breaches going back to 2018. I had been using the same password for my bank, my email, my delivery app login, everything. What tipped me off was reading about that big LastPass breach and thinking 'well I don't use that so I'm fine.' Then I actually looked at my habits and felt pretty dumb. I spent last Sunday switching to a password manager and changing 15 accounts. Has anyone else had that moment where you realize you've been way too lazy with security?

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saraho4818d ago

Ugh the haveibeenpwned wakeup call is the worst haha

thomas_johnson17d ago

At least now you know who really liked your old passwords.

allen.amy15d ago

Hate that feeling. Had a whole weekend ruined once when I found out my old email was in like four breaches. Spent hours changing passwords and locking stuff down.