Should I change my password?

[dsfadsfa]

Does anyone have experience with this site?: https://shouldichangemypassword.com/

The mass amounts of compromises being claimed by the site is staggering. Initially, I was skeptical, but the website is endorsed by several high profile news outlets and technology websites.

What is your opinion? Is it panic time?

 

[Aspasia]

It's a valid site. After getting notice from Adobe about their security breach, I ran my email addy thru that site and the date of the Adobe breach popped up.

Since I used a variation of that password here, and MacRumors had been hacked, I changed all my passwords. Something that should be routinely done anway.

Here's a good security site to review for passwords and general computer security: https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm. Gibson was the company that warned Snapchat about its lack of security - a warning Snapchat ignored until it was hacked.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Since I used a variation of that password here, and MacRumors had been hacked, I changed all my passwords. Something that should be routinely done anway.

Agreed. After the hack here at MacRumors, I changed all of my passwords.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

If you use the same password on more than one site/service, you're asking for trouble.

Use a password manager to generate & store random passwords for every site. iCloud Keychain is nice (and free!) if you're totally Apple (OS X Mavericks / iOS 7) but if you have need for Windows, Android, or older Apple OS versions I like 1Password.