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Thread ID: 117818 2011-05-06 06:36:00 Password manager may have been hacked pctek (84) PC World Chat
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1199816 2011-05-06 06:36:00 www.stuff.co.nz pctek (84)
1199817 2011-05-06 08:45:00 So? Never heard of it. The PSN contained credit card details. bot (15449)
1199818 2011-05-06 10:04:00 LastPass was the recommended replacement solution when Xmarks ceased password syncing (even though the bookmark syncing still continues).

I installed the LastPass plugin but as soon as I heard they may have been compromised, I logged on and deleted all my records (after backing them up locally, of course).

Never again.
johcar (6283)
1199819 2011-05-06 21:00:00 Yes. Best to store them in your head. pctek (84)
1199820 2011-05-06 23:48:00 Yes . Best to store them in your head .

Difficult with the sheer number of passwords I have to deal with .

The brain I am currently using is not as reliable as it used to be either .
johcar (6283)
1199821 2011-05-07 02:25:00 I have 48. pctek (84)
1199822 2011-05-07 02:37:00 I have around 90, and that doesn't include all the server passwords at various client sites (which were not recorded on LastPass BTW - I have a wee flash drive app for them) johcar (6283)
1199823 2011-05-07 04:41:00 I have an Excel spreadsheet with them all entered in there. Then renamed to an obscure .dll and put in my win\sys32 dir. Effectively hidden in plain sight really. Snorkbox (15764)
1199824 2011-05-07 06:03:00 "Obscurity is not a replacement for security" But I'd say you're pretty safe with that one all the same. Alex B (15479)
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