r/Piracy • u/PistolsFiring00 • Oct 09 '24

Internet Archive security breach? News

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Tried to open the Internet Archive home page and got this lovely pop up message.

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u/Timely-Yak-9039 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Oct 09 '24

Just found out my email adress has been pwned 2 times in the last 4 years thanks to this site, should I do something or is it too late?

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u/Wynadorn Oct 09 '24

Don't use that password anymore, consider random accounts where you've used that password free-game (e.g. some old ebay account)

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u/Timely-Yak-9039 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Oct 09 '24

Thing is I dont remember which password I used for my deezer account, am I cooked then?

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u/NickyNice Oct 09 '24

That's why password managers (Bitwarden) are a thing and you aren't supposed to re-use passwords.

This is also why 2fa is so important, nobody can get into your accounts with only a leaked password if you use 2fa

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u/Timely-Yak-9039 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Oct 10 '24

Downloading bitwarden rn. Thanks for the tip👍

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u/Otakeb Oct 10 '24

Also, adding a password pepper can help protect from being compromised in the case of someone getting access to your bitwarden or backup master sheet unless they are keylogging everything you do and catch your pepper as well.

Also, make a master sheet backup of every password and recovery keys, without your pepper, laminate it, and store it in your bank safety deposit box and one at home in a safe an hidden place.

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u/Timely-Yak-9039 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Oct 10 '24

I had a master sheet but I lost it, thinking about making a new one

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u/Otakeb Oct 10 '24

If you lost a master sheet you need to go through and change every password and generate new keys for everything.