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LastPass has a similar service for some of the recent (and not so recent) hacks: * https://lastpass.com/adobe/ https://lastpass.com/adobe/ * https://lastpass.

by oal 13y ago

LastPass has a similar service for some of the recent (and not so recent) hacks: * https://lastpass.com/adobe/ https://lastpass.com/adobe/ * https://lastpass.com/linkedin/ https://lastpass.com/linkedin/ * https://lastpass.com/lastfm/ https://lastpass.com/lastfm/ * https://lastpass.com/eharmony/ https://lastpass.com/eharmony/

acheron 13y ago
Thanks for that; I had ignored the Adobe leak, because why would I have created an Adobe account? Turns out I did at some point, so I guess I'm the goat there.
- mcv 13y ago
  Often you need to create an account or somehow register your email at sites, just to get something very basic, like a free download, or use a feedback form. This demonstrates nicely why that's a bad idea.
  - aestra 13y ago
    http://www.bugmenot.com/ http://www.bugmenot.com/ is useful for such a case, registration required for a download.
- ElongatedTowel 13y ago
  I entered my address out of curiosity and it told me I had an Adobe account. I can't remember ever creating one so I tried the password reset process. Adobe tells me there doesn't exist an account under that address. How is this possible? How did Adobe leak my address if I don't even have an account?
joosters 13y ago
If you use LastPass, then their security check will run these checks automatically against all leaks and email addresses: http://blog.lastpass.com/2012/01/new-years-resolutions-with-lastpass-1.html http://blog.lastpass.com/2012/01/new-years-resolutions-with-...
milkmanjr 13y ago
Awesome. The LastPass checker is really nice. Whats scary is that it found a few other people that had the same password as me. For the Adobe breach, LastPass also emails you a sample of the password hints of others -- its kind of funny how people remember a certain string.
TheLegace 13y ago
The crazy thing my simple password was used by 5 other people. Luckily my email password is much more complicated.
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by oal 13y ago

acheron 13y ago

Thanks for that; I had ignored the Adobe leak, because why would I have created an Adobe account? Turns out I did at some point, so I guess I'm the goat there.

mcv 13y ago
Often you need to create an account or somehow register your email at sites, just to get something very basic, like a free download, or use a feedback form. This demonstrates nicely why that's a bad idea.
- aestra 13y ago
  http://www.bugmenot.com/ http://www.bugmenot.com/ is useful for such a case, registration required for a download.
ElongatedTowel 13y ago
I entered my address out of curiosity and it told me I had an Adobe account. I can't remember ever creating one so I tried the password reset process. Adobe tells me there doesn't exist an account under that address. How is this possible? How did Adobe leak my address if I don't even have an account?

joosters 13y ago

If you use LastPass, then their security check will run these checks automatically against all leaks and email addresses: http://blog.lastpass.com/2012/01/new-years-resolutions-with-lastpass-1.html http://blog.lastpass.com/2012/01/new-years-resolutions-with-...

milkmanjr 13y ago

Awesome. The LastPass checker is really nice. Whats scary is that it found a few other people that had the same password as me. For the Adobe breach, LastPass also emails you a sample of the password hints of others -- its kind of funny how people remember a certain string.

TheLegace 13y ago

The crazy thing my simple password was used by 5 other people. Luckily my email password is much more complicated.

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