Weak Passwords and Old People PSA

[Ravager]

Today I found out that the password to my Dad's email was the name of his 3 kids... and that's it. This was after I told him to change it to something stronger because he got a message a few days ago from his provider saying his old password was compromised. So, given all the recent hacks and information dumps of companies like T-Mobile, I'd encourage everyone here to both update their own security to have completely random passwords, multi-factor authentication (preferably email and not a phone number) and do the same for your parents who may not be so tech and security savvy.

My Dad's not a stupid man, he's just ignorant of how easy it is to hack weak security. It was kind of eye opening how naive he was when it came to passwords and so I pass this on in hopes it helps some other folks prevent some awful things from happening to the people they care about.