Russian hackers steal 1 billion passwords - now what?
Change your passwords every six months or after news of a breachReports on “the biggest hack ever” recently surfaced. A Russian hacker group allegedly captured 1.2 billion unique username and password combinations.
With this latest security breach, AVAST encourages consumers to take necessary precautions. Change your passwords immediately and if you’re using the same password somewhere else, you must change it there, too. Choose complex passwords so it will be more difficult for hackers to de-encrypt them. In general, we recommend changing passwords every three to six months, or after news of a breach.
A free password manager like Avast passwords helps encrypt and protect personal information online, with random, strong passwords. Avast passwords generates complex passwords and removes the inconvenience of having to remember them.
If financial and credit card data is compromised in an online threat, AVAST advises users to monitor and check their accounts for unauthorized charges and to immediately report any suspicious activities to their bank or card provider.
Try our articles on creating strong passwords: How to create a strong password and My password was stolen. What do I do now?
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