5 Ways Passwords & Other Data Can Be Stolen From Right Under Your Nose
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12 min read · Apr 15, 2026
By downloading this free guide, you agree to receive regular updates on the latest cool apps, product reviews, and giveaways from MakeUseOf. Your password is you. It’s the key to your life. Whether it unlocks your email account, your computer or your smartphone, the password is vital to your online persona, the usernames, website accounts, perhaps banking and credit cards, cloud storage, and even gaming accounts. If you lose your password to criminals, your entire existence can potentially be rewritten. You’ll be surprised, perhaps even horrified, at just how easily your password and other data can be stolen.
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