The password is 200 million!
Greg Taieb · · 1 min read
According to a recent recent study, 70% of people do not use a password manager. Between the famous little paper notebook, and the use of a unique password, there is no shortage of risky alternatives but it is the sad reality: people do not trust password managers.
And yet I know someone who must regret not having used a password manager, preferring to record their password on a sheet of paper.
His name: Stéphane Thomas, a German programmer.
The reason?
Stéphane was paid 7,000 Bitcoins a few years ago by an early adopter in return for a short video that he had made.
Problem: He no longer has the key to open his Bitcoin safe, the amount of which is currently estimated at $220 million.
👀 You can see thevideo for 200 million here.
He was allowed 10 attempts before his safe was permanently blocked and has already used 8.
In short, use a password manager, you will thank me one day. I can recommend Dashlane, 1password or even Keepass also do the job very well. Most of its solutions offer a free plan. So you no longer have excuses.