Password managers aren't the safety net everyone claims

I used LastPass for 5 years straight before their 2022 breach. Everyone said "just use a password manager, it's secure." But after that hack, I spent a weekend changing 47 accounts across banking, email, and work logins. What changed was my trust. Now I keep critical passwords in a physical notebook locked in my home office drawer. Has anyone else gone back to offline methods after a breach?

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kelly_nelson9524d ago

Yeah that's exactly how it goes... we put all our trust in one digital basket and then something like that happens and you realize you're just crossing your fingers every time. It's kind of like how everyone jumped on meal delivery apps during the pandemic and now people are getting burned by hidden fees and late orders, the whole "convenience is always better" thing falls apart when the system fails you. I think we're all just waking up to the fact that no single tool is gonna solve everything, you gotta mix it up. So your notebook in the drawer makes sense to me, it's low tech but you know exactly where it is and what's in it.

caleb_thomas9324d ago

Oh I totally get your point but actually meal delivery apps were already gouging people with fees BEFORE the pandemic, they just got a LOT more popular during it. The hidden fees and late orders were always there, it's just that more people found out the hard way.

simonp4723d ago

Kelly, you said "convenience is always better falls apart when the system fails you" and that really stuck with me. How many times do you think people need to get burned by one of these services before they actually stop using them? I feel like we keep giving them second and third chances because the convenience is just that tempting, even when we know better.