My cousin told me my password was basically a welcome mat for hackers

He saw me log into my bank account and said, 'Mia, 'Fluffy2024' is not a password, it's a public announcement.' I felt so silly! I switched to a 12-character mix of letters, numbers, and symbols the next day. Has anyone else had a friend call them out on bad security habits?

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jade8852mo ago

Totally get it, my brother roasted me for using my dog's name too! @nina_sullivan61 is right, that old habit is so risky. I started using a password manager, it makes those crazy strong passwords way easier to handle.

nina_sullivan612mo agoMost Upvoted

Remember when everyone used their pet's name and birthday? My old roommate used "Spot123" for everything until his Netflix got hacked. What finally got you to make a real password?

jade8851mo ago

Mention @nina_sullivan61 but just a friendly nudge that Netflix hacks usually happen from password reuse, not weak pet names alone.