<p>One of the scariest articles I have ever read…but EVERYONE should read. Makes me want to close down every online account I have. Yet that wouldn’t protect me :/</p>
<p>[Kill</a> the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore | Gadget Lab | Wired.com](<a href=“Kill the Password: A String of Characters Won't Protect You | WIRED”>Kill the Password: A String of Characters Won't Protect You | WIRED)</p>
<p>Thanks! It is an eye opener!</p>
<p>I don’t have the time now to respond to the article but will post later.</p>
<p>Quickly - yes, one should be careful and diligent in one’s activities on the Internet however the sky is not falling.</p>
<p>The author of the article gives the example of hacking your email account as the starting point. So just for kicks, I went to my email account and clicked on “forgot password”. It then asked me what year and make my first car was. There’s no way that information is on the net.</p>
<p>That was depressing and encourages me to make sure I keep paper statements, that continue to gather dust all around our home. :(</p>
<p>Just meant to be a cautionary post…pretty much everyone that has had their Identity hacked has said they didnt think it could happen to them.</p>
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<p>Thanks. That was going to be one of my points.
The author is very loose with the facts.</p>
<p>Year and make of your first car? For many people that type of information (maybe not that exact fact, but similar personal information) finds its way onto the internet via facebook or blogs.</p>
<p>My sister was almost scammed by a method described in the article. Scammers got SS# for her and her husband and activated their call forwarding, so scammers received security phone calls, drew down their HELOC and almost wired funds out of the country. Credit Union required in person validation and just in time my sister noticed online that there was a loan balance in the account.</p>
<p>5 minute video follow up to article. Great tips for shopping more safely online.</p>
<p>[How</a> to Protect Yourself While Shopping Online This Holiday Season: Wired?s Mat Honan | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance](<a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/protect-yourself-while-shopping-online-holiday-season-wired-131251561.html]How”>How to Protect Yourself While Shopping Online This Holiday Season: Wired’s Mat Honan)</p>