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1Password apologizes after it mistakenly sent password change notifications to users
1Password wasn’t breached or compromised; the worrying password change alerts came from error mishandling
On the night of April 27th, all active 1Password users in the U.S. received the following notification, “your Secret Key or password was recently changed. Enter your new account details to continue”. Since they hadn’t changed their passwords, the alert was concerning.
6 things I wish someone told me before I signed up for a password manager
New year, new you! Then why the same ol' passwords?
Yes, I'm here to tell you with a straight face that I've never used a password manager before. It's not like I've never considered signing up for one. I keep getting lured into trying different options, but a part of me always feels itchy putting all the eggs in one basket, especially when data breaches constantly remind us how that might be a bad idea. I know I am not alone on this boat because, well, old habits die hard. I figured I'd be "safer" if I remembered my passwords or wrote them down somewhere. But with a growing list of online accounts, I'm finally struggling to create unique and strong passwords for each one. So my 2023 tech resolution was to give password managers a shot, so here we are.