Gmail account compromised

[snoopy1239]

Yes. Cliffs please if possible.

[Bongo]

Your data aren't as safe you think they are.
Your passwords aren't secure at all really.

[Jon MW]

1. Lot's of online accounts get hacked every day
2. It's usually either down to easily guessable passwords or you using the same password on a different site with poor security
3. 2 step verification for gmail, using different passwords for different sites and not using obvious passwords are steps you can take
4. Some people don't realise that if you use your PC like a dumb terminal and the internet like a mainframe and store stuff on it - you might get stuffed at some point.

Is a slightly more expansive version

[snoopy1239]

Is the conclusion: use a better password?

[ManuelsMum]

Conflict: you need a hard to remember password, and a different one for different sites; but there are many sites, you cannot remember them all. So you go for different ones that are easy to remember (and possible to guess/ 'brute force hack'), or one difficult one and use it on all of the sites. Double epic fail.

Solution: use different passwords for different sites, but write them all down (eg on your phone). Omit to write down a common four digit string that goes on the end of all passwords.

[Bongo]

Or in comic form:

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If you trust comics...

[Bongo]

Conflict: you need a hard to remember password, and a different one for different sites; but there are many sites, you cannot remember them all. So you go for different ones that are easy to remember (and possible to guess/ 'brute force hack', or one difficult one and use it on all of the sites. Double epic fail.

Solution: use different passwords for different sites, but write them all down (eg on your phone). Omit to write down a common four digit string that goes on the end of all passwords.

The text you a code so you can login thing lots of sites are adding now seems a good idea.

[ManuelsMum]

Conflict: you need a hard to remember password, and a different one for different sites; but there are many sites, you cannot remember them all. So you go for different ones that are easy to remember (and possible to guess/ 'brute force hack', or one difficult one and use it on all of the sites. Double epic fail.

Solution: use different passwords for different sites, but write them all down (eg on your phone). Omit to write down a common four digit string that goes on the end of all passwords.

The text you a code so you can login thing lots of sites are adding now seems a good idea.

I like this lots, I use it for paypal. Just takes 10 secs, but undefeatabable by those snooping with trojans.

Thinking of getting a mouse with fingerprint scanner now, presumably all the password matches are encrypted...

[kinboshi]

Is the conclusion: use a better password?

Nope, because that won't protect you from a keylogger or password sniffer from a trojan, etc.

Using a token in addition to a strong password is the recommendation (where possible), and don't use the same password on more than one sensitive site.

As has been said, the additional layer of verification for gmail and paypal makes things a lot safer.