Why should never use the same password more than once
Gone are the days where the only code you needed to remember was your ATM pin. With online banking, online shopping and multiple social media accounts, having multiple codes handy (and memorised) has not only become a reality, but a necessity. And there are some serious consequences for those who don’t.
Chris Underhill, chief technical officer at Equiniti, the cyber security firm says, “Fraudsters enter millions of emails and passwords into this software. Once they click "go', the software starts to build a database of other sites they can access with your information.”
A report from The Telegraph has included a list of the most commonly-used passwords, which you can find below. If yours is on it, you might want to give it an update.
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Do you have multiple passwords? Or do you use the same one every time?