{"id":5468,"date":"2016-06-06T05:42:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T09:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2019-11-15T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:24:10","slug":"change-passwords-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/change-passwords-now\/5468\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s high time you changed your passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like the invention of the fire pit, the history of the first password is lost to the depths of time. We know that Romans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/password#History_of_passwords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">used them<\/a>. Shakespeare mentioned passwords in\u00a0<i>The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark<\/i>. Probably, they\u2019re a few millennia older than that.<\/p>\n<p>Since ancient times, we\u2019ve known that passwords must be kept secret; they must be made hard to guess; and they must be regularly changed in case of compromise. And there is a single reason for all of that precaution: security. A recent leak of 360 million MySpace accounts means that many people will soon know all too well why reusing passwords is a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p>You might have forgotten about MySpace or LinkedIn a long time ago, but they still remember you \u2014 and your data, such as your e-mail, login name, and primary and secondary passwords.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by the events of Sunday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg won\u2019t be forgetting it anytime soon. In case you don\u2019t know: Zuckerberg\u2019s Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn accounts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/jun\/06\/mark-zuckerberg-hacked-on-twitter-and-pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">were compromised<\/a>. Criminals explained that they found his data in the LinkedIn database sold underground. Though the Facebook founder declined to comment, it seems that he reused the same password for multiple social accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ouch. Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts have been hacked <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KvVmXOIg5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KvVmXOIg5s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Hall (@Ben_Hall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ben_Hall\/status\/739534393585340417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">June 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do you remember what login and password you used in 2007 or 2010 on MySpace or Linkedin? Is it the same as your current combination for Facebook and Gmail? If you have any doubt, you\u2019d better change all of your passwords as soon as possible. For all of your accounts. It\u2019s a serious threat, so don\u2019t put this off.<\/p>\n<p>Database leaks happen every now and then, and you can\u2019t do anything about it. The only thing you\u00a0<i>can<\/i>\u00a0do is be prepared. We can learn at least two things from these recent leaks.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>We should delete our accounts on all long-ignored forums, platforms, and websites. You forgot about MySpace? It didn\u2019t forget about you.<\/li>\n<li>We have to stop using the same password for multiple services. Seriously, it\u2019s a terrible practice that can cause a lot of trouble.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this article we explain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/false-perception-of-it-security-passwords\/7036\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">how to invent and remember<\/a>\u00a0unique and reliable combinations for an infinite number of websites. If keeping track of many passwords is too hard, use a good\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.onelink.me\/4146139313?pid=smm&amp;c=me-MEPasswordManager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Password Manager<\/a>\u00a0and be safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like the invention of the fire pit, the history of the first password is lost to the depths of time. We know that Romans\u00a0used them. 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