I used to use that same password a lot but stopped doing so long ago. And I was able to change the password on the few accounts I had still using it. There was no evidence anyone had logged in to the accounts. And they had additional protection on them like roadblocks if you try to sign on from a different computer. My important accounts have two step sign in, you get a code sent to your phone.
My question is (besides venting being horrified to see it) is where would they have gotten the password from? I've not been notified of any data breaches involving me.
I didn't open the email, I put it in the spam folder.
Should I change all my passwords even though some get updated on regular intervals? A lot of my passwords are to forums, news accounts, and misc things like continuing education sites.
Fandango and Discover Card were the two main sites I still had the old password on. Those are changed now. And Discover Card had a different email address than the one they used.
Anyone hear of any massive data thefts from Fandango or Discover Card?
Anyone else get spam emails with a particular password in the subject line?
This was a very specific password, not something one would get randomly guessing. Or are they using password trial and error programs and what would they be using those on?
My question is (besides venting being horrified to see it) is where would they have gotten the password from? I've not been notified of any data breaches involving me.
I didn't open the email, I put it in the spam folder.
Should I change all my passwords even though some get updated on regular intervals? A lot of my passwords are to forums, news accounts, and misc things like continuing education sites.
Fandango and Discover Card were the two main sites I still had the old password on. Those are changed now. And Discover Card had a different email address than the one they used.
Anyone hear of any massive data thefts from Fandango or Discover Card?
Anyone else get spam emails with a particular password in the subject line?
This was a very specific password, not something one would get randomly guessing. Or are they using password trial and error programs and what would they be using those on?
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