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The Tyranny Of Passwords: Man Loses $220 Million In Bitcoin

How often do you forget passwords for your accounts? The average person has close to 80 passwords, b...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:38 PM - 2 Feb 2021



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Tyranny Of Passwords: Man Loses $220 Million In Bitcoin

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:38 PM - 2 Feb 2021

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How often do you forget passwords for your accounts?

The average person has close to 80 passwords, but it seems we struggle to remember most of them.

German programmer Stefan Thomas made headlines after revealing that he lost around $220 million in bitcoin because he couldn't remember the password to access it.

Andy O'Donoghue joined us for Tech Tuesday to talk about the best way to store or remember your passwords, how often you should change them and whether it's ever okay to use the same password for multiple accounts.

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