Use a password manager please

I got hacked. My browser got copied with all stored passwords. Which were almost all the same, for about 20 years. And my payment info. Purchases were made, accounts were used to spread malware through purchased ads. Accounts were banned. In the end I managed to get most of my money back, I ended up with a loss of only 30 euros.

I never store passwords in my browser anymore, I never click "remember me" or "stay logged in", I use 2FA when possible and I use a password manager with randomly generated long passwords.

Mine's been leaked and I only use it locally now

Generating a password (or, actually, anything in general that involved some imagination and abstract creation) was the bane of my existence.

So when I managed to find an ingenious password that was both easy to remember and not obvious without the right hint, I was thrilled. I used it for 10 years straight.

Fortunately, the internet then was not the dangerous place it is now so you could safely reuse passwords everywhere.

Then I discovered password managers and they changed my life. There's only one password I need to remember now.

4eva, noted

password123

hunter2

I thought i was so clever using qwerty123 back then. Then I realized its super common...

When I don’t have a password autogen something for me, I am still using a variant of my original autogenerated geocities password from my days on the SunsetStrip. I’ve just buttressed it with additional letters and numbers as password requirements have changed.

Your password is terrified of water and doesn't want you wading in the ocean.

You're gonna get hacked