I just read that most people reuse the same password for over 90 different accounts

I was reading a report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology yesterday. It said the average person uses the same password for 90 separate logins. That number blew my mind. I knew I reused a few, but I never thought it was that many for most folks. It made me check my own password manager, and I had a bunch of duplicates I didn't even remember making. It's a huge risk because if one site gets hacked, all your other accounts are open. How do you even start to fix a mess like that without going crazy?

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wendy2051mo ago

Changing a few key ones first really helps manage the stress.

kelly_miller801mo ago

You said it's a huge risk if one site gets hacked. I felt the same panic and just picked three critical accounts, like email and bank, to change first. That made the whole thing feel less crazy to tackle.