

Related: Common Password Mistakes That'll Likely Get You HackedĮven when using an encrypted messenger like Signal, there are risks to sharing passwords. And anyone who has access to your devices could read through your conversation history and find them. Instant messengers: If your account got hacked, the attacker would likely scan through your messaging history for anything resembling a password.

Spreadsheets or text files: Storing passwords in plain text like this means that anyone who came across the file would be able to access them all.Sticky notes or other written form: While OK in theory if kept in your home, someone could lose the sticky note or leave it out for a guest to steal.Email or SMS texting: These communication methods have no security, so your message is readable to anyone who might intercept it.
