Time to change password ?

[adamtemp64]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36764548

just a heads up perhaps now is a good time to change o2 account password .

[jonsie]

Good information @adamtemp64 and advice that people need to follow. Change all passwords regularly or use a password management tool.

[PhoneChanger]

Just shows how open the systems are, sad sign of the times really. People should change the passwords regularly and try not to use the same one for all sites.

[MI5]

No different advice to that which has been given for years.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks for the heads up. Though I have just changed mine (during my process of upgrading to Win 10 on my Laptops)...so it appears this was divine intervention...

[Bambino]

Of course it's a good idea to change your passwords periodically, but why is the BBC just today getting around to reporting a hack that happened three years ago?

[MI5]

Slow news day I guess.

[jonsie]

It would seem that someone has approached the BBC rather than a reporter finding out. I suppose that it's still relevant because many people will still have the same personal details and passwords.

[Bambino]

I would imagine that it is still relevant. Many people use extremely weak passwords and never change them. Perhaps it might be a wise move for O2 themselves to send out a mass message to their customers to change their passwords periodically? Wouldn't be too difficult to do.

[Curr946]

This would require some organisational skills