GSBot
August 17, 2010, 6:58pm
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Filed under: Security , E-mail
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2010/08/passwordsecuritystudy75.jpg It’s really easy to remember your Facebook password when it’s the same as the password on the email address you use to sign into Facebook. Unfortunately, it’s incredibly insecure. If someone gets one of your passwords, they’ve got both. Despite the seemingly obvious problems with using the same password for social networks and email, a new study from BitDefender says 75% of web users do it. Doh!
The usernames, email addresses and passwords in the study, over 250,000 of them, were “easily found online,” from sources like BitTorrent and blogs. Of course, that makes me wonder about the 75% number. If the sample is from passwords that have already been compromised, it makes sense that they wouldn’t be the most secure passwords around. Either way, these numbers should serve as a warning about making sure you use strong passwords, and make them different for every account.
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K337
August 17, 2010, 7:28pm
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my fb password is so funny i think:snooty:
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stfu study. runs off to change facebook passy
Re: 75% of people use their email passwords on Facebook, study says
Good point Bot. :k:
Since your FB login ID is your email address…if a person knows the password to your FB, then they know how to get into your email with ease.
Let this be a warning to you all!!!
aaho
August 18, 2010, 9:28pm
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Not only if they know that.. its also a concern about hacking the FB servers. That has been done few times and can be dangerous too for emails.
LP
August 18, 2010, 10:39pm
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aaho
August 18, 2010, 11:25pm
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oh so you can be easily hacked xD should try it
LP
August 18, 2010, 11:32pm
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i guess i was..but doesnt matter
aaho
August 18, 2010, 11:56pm
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Its about email passwords or the password that matters to you =p
LP
August 19, 2010, 12:33am
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talkin abt ur passwords rather thn ur information …
LP
August 19, 2010, 12:38am
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ab u both r confusing me
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smack …
in short he means password is imp thn information … u hav to b careful abt pass … thn information comes …
n u ver sayin … i didnt hav much info in my account … did u get the point or nt yet ?
LP
August 19, 2010, 12:48am
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but if there is no imp info then why should the password matter:konfused:
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but still password is somthg tht shd b confidential …
LP
August 19, 2010, 12:52am
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acha baba woh tou hai…but all i meant was
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wil b careful abt ur pass in future … get som personal assistant to manage ur passes if u cant do it by urself
LP
August 19, 2010, 12:54am
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assitant for password:omg:
aap loog kaafi hain na
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ok tel me ur pass i wil handle it …n tomorrow if u get ban mugai mat kush kehnaa
LP
August 19, 2010, 1:07am
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ban hona kaunsa mushkil kaam hai
i usally keep teh same 2-3 passwords for all emails..fb…gs account
LOL
wht passwords
its ok let it go 
