Same password for every site. Will they ever learn?
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Are you one of those people who leave their computers logged into everything all the time? If not, then good for you, but I bet you know someone who does. It's a bad idea. Even if you run with a limited user account, you're at risk. An XKCD cartoon does a fine job of illustrating.
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Evernote, the popular note taking program whose goal is "to help the world remember everything, communicate effectively and get things done," has had their website hacked and is forcing all users to reset their passwords:
Security Notice: Service-wide Password...
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Well, yeah, but...
