How to choose hacker-proof passwords

I think someone is trying to hack into my eBay account. I keep getting the following email:
We noticed that you might be having some trouble logging into your eBay account. No worries. Let's get you up and running.

Your way back into eBay is easy.
1. Reset your password. We know, changing your password can be a pain, But we think you’re going to feel much better once you can log back into eBay. Just follow the simple steps outlined behind the link below:

Reset my password

2. Talk to our team. Our live customer support team is here for you. We promise to help out however we can.

Contact eBay Customer Support

If you have already fixed the problem - awesome. Feel free to hang onto this email, in case you have trouble accessing your account in the future.

All the best,

Your eBay Account Team
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I've logged into my account and everything seems okay, but it's still a bit of a concern. I know eBay's database was compromised in 2014, but I changed my password as per their request since then.

I suspect that these "hackers" are going through the list in an attempt to gain access to people's accounts.
 
Totempole said:
I think someone is trying to hack into my eBay account. I keep getting the following email:


I've logged into my account and everything seems okay, but it's still a bit of a concern. I know eBay's database was compromised in 2014, but I changed my password as per their request since then.

I suspect that these "hackers" are going through the list in an attempt to gain access to people's accounts.
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I got a similar email from Amazon.

Just make sure not to click on any link in the message itself, as it might be a phishing attempt.

Rather do it via entering the URL for Ebay manually into the browser, and reset the password that way.

I have noticed lately that the hackers have stepped up their game. The phishing emails and fake websites are not so easy to spot any more.
 
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It seems far more likely to me that a hacker will get your password from an unsecure database than from brute forcing. In such a case it matters not how many bits of entropy your password has.

That's why I love LastPass. Not only does it generate secure 15+ digit passwords for me whenever I need them, it also allows me to have unique passwords for every single site/service I use.

Maybe I'm wrong but that seems like the best protection you can have against hackers.
 
Why haven't financial institutions increased the number of digits we can use as pin numbers or would it cause to much problems for them?
 
I second using LastPass and I use Login with Google+/Facebook where I can.
 
If one forensically gets a password from a system, it doesn't matter how long and how complex it is. If a hacker or anyone knows how to use their forensics tool, they will find the password.

IMHO, there's no such thing as a secure password; if the system you're accessing is weak, then password strength is the least thing you should worry about.
 
read a book, anti-hacker tool kit, many years ago, teaches you how to hack first so you can identify a hack and stop it, gives you the software and sites you need. very informative.
 
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