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My brother told me to stop using the same password for everything about a year ago, and I just had to reset 12 accounts after one got breached.
I mean, he was totally right, and now I'm using a password manager, but has anyone else had to deal with a breach that spread because of reused passwords?
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haydenbutler4d agoTop Commenter
Why are we acting like password managers are some perfect fix? They're just another single point of failure. If that one master password gets out or the service gets hacked, you're even more screwed. Reusing a few strong passwords across low risk sites is way simpler and sometimes smarter.
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the_margaret4d ago
The "single point of failure" idea misses how much it reduces risk everywhere else. If one site gets hacked, your unique password from the manager can't be used anywhere else. With reused passwords, that one breach can unlock many accounts. A strong master password and two-factor auth on the manager is way safer than hoping your few passwords never leak from some random site. It's simpler to remember one thing than to track where you reused what.
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