Admin, I'm concerned that this article identifies a real problem but I now begin to doubt the advice they provide is safe. Their first suggestion to this breach is to 'change your password' but what if the breech software is on their computers? It wouldn't protect them if their password had already been harvested, and it would benefit hackers if those who haven't exposed their password previously (or had it exposed) now change that password on a now-compromised machine. Perhaps the thread should be pulled and I should ask techies on FR to participate on an advice thread discussing the article(s) about this breech?
Forum thread and Post #1:
[H/T bitt]
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled The Largest Password Leak in History, 16 Billion Credentials Exposed, ransomnote wrote: The article goes on to list suggested actions in useful detail. Here's a shorter version of the list with minor changes to wording:
1. Change your passwords and enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
2. Use a password manager to generate and store unique, complex passwords for each account.
3. If you use Passkeys, it's time to switch them.
4. Watch your accounts for suspicious activity.