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Originally Posted by n5bb
These issues with criminals trying to log into accounts have nothing specifically to do with Fastmail. This affects all accounts which have internet access (such as bank accounts). I have seen these attempts at breaking into my Fastmail accounts in the past, but currently don't see any such attacks in the last couple of weeks. These attacks are random and may start and stop unpredictably.
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That's what I figured. I just wanted some confirmation.
Thanks.
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Because of these issues, it's important that you use a long complex password for each account (including your Fastmail account) which is not used at any other account.
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I've been using
this site to test password strength although I don't know how reliable it is. But for my account password it says "one thousand trillion years" to crack and 446 trillion years to crack the app password.
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You can also use two factor authentication to improve your security.
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I find the easiest and most flexible method is to use a TOTP authentication tool.
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I prefer not to use these.