“A new report by McAfee Labs claims that hackers are selling access to Netflix accounts for as little as a dollar a time,” Oliver Haslam reports for Redmond Pie. “Couple that with the fact that those hackers claim to be able to offer lifetime access to those accounts, and things start to get even more concerning.”
“What if you are a Netflix subscriber and want to see whether or not your account has been compromised?” Haslam reports. “Well, that’s actually quite easy.”
“Before you check whether you have been hacked, the best thing to do is head into your Netflix settings and click the Sign out of all devices button. That does exactly what it says it does, and will mean that you will need to sign back into Netflix on every device you own,” Haslam reports. “That’s good though, because you’re going to change your password before logging back in, meaning anyone who did have access before, won’t any longer.”
More info and screenshots in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Use strong passwords!
Too many people use a single password for multiple services and weak ones at that. Once hackers guess it, they then have access to all sorts of things: cloud storage, bank accounts, Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, email, etc.
Use unique, strong passwords. Use Apple’s Keychain Access and iCloud Keychain to create and manage them. When used properly, this system works like a dream.