Have you ever changed your computer password? No?

It may be a headache to do, but if you DON'T, your personal information — including credit card data, bank account numbers and more — may be pulled clean off your computer by an experienced hacker.

So get rid of that "it only happens to other people" mentality! It CAN happen to you, but there ARE things you can do about it.

Rule #1:  Don't use your bank password as your password anywhere else.  Create a unique bank password that you don't use for anything else.  The last thing you want is for one of your accounts at say on online shopping site to get hacked and the hacker to then have the keys to your bank account!

Read on to discover a few safety do's and don'ts to keep your online passwords secure from the hackers...

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