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Title: How to use Apple’s new re-used password warning to reduce your risk of account hijacking Post by: HCK on October 06, 2018, 04:05:14 pm How to use Apple’s new re-used password warning to reduce your risk of account hijacking
<article> <section class="page"> <p>The biggest risk when setting a password is when you re-use a password across sites and services. If you do this, you’re multiplying the risk of a breach at one of those services, allowing a cracker to try your account name and password from the breached service at other sites. If any match, they’ve now hijacked your account there, too.</p><p>A unique password at every site is the goal. And Apple added an alert in iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave that will help you towards that.</p><figure class="medium inline"><img src="https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2018/09/mac911-password-reuse-safari-100774104-medium.jpg" border="0" alt="mac911 password reuse safari" width="300" height="186" data-imageid="100774104" data-license="IDG"/> <small class="credit">IDG</small> <figcaption> <p>This warning tries to push you towards a slightly lower level of risk online. Don’t worry: I’ve changed all those passwords.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3309056/security/how-to-use-apple-s-new-re-used-password-warning-to-reduce-your-risk-of-account-hijacking.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: How to use Apple’s new re-used password warning to reduce your risk of account hijacking (https://www.macworld.com/article/3309056/security/how-to-use-apple-s-new-re-used-password-warning-to-reduce-your-risk-of-account-hijacking.html#tk.rss_all) |