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Vulnerabilities in the software you use don't even make the top 5 in ways bad guys actually compromise you.

The most common attacks:

- Phishing

- Getting the user to run the malware themselves

- Credential reuse

- Literal physical theft

- Users uploading their own stuff completely willingly to some sketchy service

Vulnerabilities in the services you use are important, but you can't update those yourself :)



> Users uploading their own stuff completely willingly to some sketchy service

> Getting the user to run the malware themselves

Here are two good reasons for not trusting a password manager that stores your vault online.

On the other hand, most people have no backup strategy for their digital life.




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