paul_lane80•1mo agoProlific Poster

I used a password manager's 'security challenge' and it flagged my oldest password as a duplicate.

It turned out I'd reused that same password on a forum that got breached in 2017. I learned that even a strong password is useless if it's not unique. Has anyone else found a surprise duplicate they thought was safe?

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grant_gibson1mo ago

My 2008 eBay password still haunts me.

keithreed1mo ago

I had to reset my old PayPal password last month. The hint was "favorite band in 2007" and I just sat there blank for ten minutes. Ended up calling their support line.

taragrant13d ago

Ugh I feel this! I keep an encrypted note on my phone now for all my old cringe passwords. Stuff like my first pet's name plus my 2005 AIM username. @keithreed that band hint thing is a special kind of torture, like trying to remember who you were back then. I bet support gets those calls all day long. Honestly, just use a password manager and let it remember your old myspace self for you.