Strengthen Your Passwords Before Holiday Shopping
Dec 02, 2025Before you hit “Checkout” this week, take a minute to lock down the accounts you’re using. Shopping sites, email inboxes, and saved payment profiles are huge targets during the holiday rush — and attackers know people tend to reuse the same password everywhere. That makes the holidays one of the busiest times for account-takeover scams.
A strong password, plus two-factor authentication (2FA), is one of the easiest ways to keep scammers out. It won’t slow you down, but it will stop most automated attacks instantly.
Quick password safety checklist
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Use unique passwords for every store and online account
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Avoid anything personal (pets’ names, birthdays, favorite teams, street names)
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Enable two-factor authentication wherever it’s offered
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Don’t let your browser save passwords if you share the computer
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Use a password manager to create and store long, random passwords
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Update old passwords you’ve been reusing for years — those are the first to get cracked
Why this matters right now
If one shopping site gets breached, scammers immediately test those stolen passwords on Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Target, PayPal, and email accounts.
If you’ve reused a password even once, all those accounts become vulnerable.
The fix is fast:
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One strong password per site
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2FA turned on
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A password manager to keep it organized
That’s it — and it shuts down the most common holiday scam technique.
If you’d like help setting up a password manager, organizing your accounts, or turning on 2FA, you can always schedule a remote session at pcrescue.me.
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