Part of the hack was that he used the same credit card on both sites. Not a bad odds since people have what 5 credit cards at most, 3 guesses to get it right, and many people have a card they only use on the Internet.
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There are several ways to create passwords that are harder to hack, but still memorable. Hereâs one article that discusses some. A useful one for people who have trouble remembering complex passwords (included in article) is:
Connect The First Letters Of A Passphrase
This s a fun way to create passwords that are really easy to remember. Pick a phrase you love, such as âLove Makes The World Go Roundâ, and use the first letter of each word to create a new word: LMTWGR. You can now use this base password in any number of creative ways. Some ideas are: reverse it, add numbers and/or symbols youâll remember, or use first and last letters of each word (LeMsTeWdGoRd).
Now all you have to do is append the serviceâs name, and youâre done.
Example for full password: Le2Ms8Te5Wd#Go$RdMUO
This is one of the easiest ways to make a password that wonât be forgotten. It can be made as difficult as you think you can remember. (L3MsT3WdG0Rd would also work for the above phrase.) Just donât leave your password standard initials of the phrase, and for your hints - leave clues to the phrase, not the phrase itself. For the above phrase, clues might be: significant other, hometown, ring.
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