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[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

It's not about the password itself. Many password reset systems use security questions. A common security question is what your favorite food is.

They don't need to know your current password when they know the security answer to make a new password on their own.

this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2024
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