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bit-tech forum alert: Please change your password

Discussion in 'Feedback & Suggestions' started by Dogbert666, 7 Sep 2016.

  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    The new site will have TLS, yes - but be aware that TLS would not have protected against this breach. This was not a man-in-the-middle attack; this was an SQL dump via a vulnerability in vBulletin.
     
  2. theshadow2001

    theshadow2001 [DELETE] means [DELETE]

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    I don't store the important passwords centrally online but there are way too many trivial accounts in my life not to use something like lastpass. The important accounts don't go on it and the really important ones get two factor.
     

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