A few weeks after the launch of the new Disney app, thousands of users are already unable to log in to their accounts. Was there a security flaw in the app? Based on the information we have at the time of writing this article, the flaw comes from the users themselves! Are you one of those who use the same email address and the same password (or a variant) for every website? Well there you go! It only takes one of the sites you are registered on to be hacked for your personal data to end up sold on the black market for personal data. Other hackers take your information and create bots that test your credentials on all the major known sites. Hackers know all the tricks people use to create variants of their passwords, and they test them until they log in to an account. And there you have it! They change the password and the email address and lock you out of your account. Your credit card is still active and your account renews automatically… Don’t get caught… use a password manager and use a unique 16- to 24-character alphanumeric password for EACH account.
Thousands of accounts on the new Disney app were hacked and sold on the black market! How to protect yourself?
