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- Do you use the same password for multiple online accounts? You need to stop.
- Roku accounts were breached in a "credential stuffing attack" where hackers reuse your password for multiple sites.
- Staying vigilant against phishing scams and using unique passwords can help you protect yourself.
If you use your pet's name as the password for all your online accounts: stop it, stop it right now.
The latest data breach involving Roku should be a reminder to you to always use unique passwords for each of your accounts — even for services like Roku that may seem less important than your online banking app, for example.
Roku sent a notice to its customers on Friday informing them that some accounts had been affected by a data breach.