In September Yahoo announced that the account information of at least 500 million users was stolen by hackers two years ago. User information, including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, encrypted passwords and security questions were compromised.
Such unfortunate events are a big reminder to everyone to be smarter about digital security.
We urge all our clients to use strong passwords and never use the same password for different services (email, social media, banking log in just to name a few). There are many technology tools available to assist you in keeping your passwords all in one place.
Check out these apps:
For more tips about how to safeguard your personal information please call your LSL Advisor – 714-569-1000
