Do you know that up to millions of Twitter accounts passwords have been stolen? Time to change your password

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel, Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy (Napa Consultants)

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Libby Cousins

Extraordinary Processing - Spokane, WA

Contract Mortgage Processor, licensed in WA

I saw that article. I have to say that it blows my mind that so many people use 123456 as a password for anything!

Jun 10, 2016 05:28 AM

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Inna Ivchenko

Encino, CA
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Sam Shueh

(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA

mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

ZUKERBERG'S ACCOUNT WAS ONE OF THEM. He has not tweeded since 2012.

Jun 10, 2016 03:41 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Mary Yonkers

Erie, PA

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Dick Greenberg

New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO

Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi R & A - I have no idea what anyone would do with my Twitter password but I changed it anyhow when I heard this.

Jun 10, 2016 05:24 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI

HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA

Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Poor Kanye and KimK!

Jun 10, 2016 04:41 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

OOPS.... Thanks for the reminder. I just changed my Facebook password (again!)

Jun 10, 2016 04:21 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Thanks for the reminder. Off to twit a new password.

Jun 10, 2016 03:57 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Last week it was Linked In, now twitter.

Both times the warning came from Ron and Alexandra Seigel before it came from them.

THANK YOU!

Jun 10, 2016 03:46 AM

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Bob Crane

Stevens Point, WI
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Barbara Todaro

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA

Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I don't do twitter.....

Jun 10, 2016 02:30 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA

Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Yup. Read about it when Zuck got hacked. dadada is really a bad password there Mr. Facebooky

Jun 10, 2016 07:20 AM

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Bob Crane

Stevens Point, WI

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Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I am off of alot of social media in the last 3 months because of this very item.

Jun 10, 2016 07:10 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

Yep, that's already old news. They said the head of the NFL died or something. Happened a few weeks ago as a spin off of LinkedIn passwords.

Jun 10, 2016 06:41 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Susan Laxson CRS

Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA

California Real Estate Specialist

Thanks for the FYI because I have a personal and two professional Twitter accounts. Heading over there now to change the passwords.

Jun 10, 2016 06:14 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

I think Kenneth J. Jones raises an interesting question. I was thinking the same. Twitter did actually contact me once a while ago suggesting I change my password, which I did.

Jun 10, 2016 05:48 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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John Pusa

Glendale, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel Thanks for the reminder.

Jun 10, 2016 03:51 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Mary Yonkers

Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA

Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Changed

Jun 10, 2016 03:46 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Yep, I saw that. THanks for letting everyone know. PW changed

Jun 10, 2016 03:32 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel Yes i did hear about. Thanks for the reminder.

Jun 10, 2016 03:28 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Susan Emo

Kingston, ON

Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

Crazy times! Thanks for the heads up!!

Jun 10, 2016 02:47 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Richard Weeks

Dallas, TX

REALTOR®, Broker

Thanks for the heads up.

Jun 10, 2016 02:42 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

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Brian England

Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ

MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Uh oh, I didn't know this, I better go and change my password. I don't use it that often, not sure what information they could even get from it, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Thanks for the heads up!

Jun 15, 2016 08:45 AM

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Harry F. D'Elia III

WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ

Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I saw that news on my Twitter account-uh oh

Jun 11, 2016 11:30 AM

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Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I think I read a tweet about that. Or maybe it was a hoax.

Jun 11, 2016 12:43 AM

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Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good advice. Same for LinkedIn.

Jun 10, 2016 10:45 PM

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Jennifer Mackay

Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL

Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Another reason I'm not a Twit!

Jun 10, 2016 10:22 PM

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Gita Bantwal

RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA

REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

no

Jun 10, 2016 09:12 PM

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Inna Ivchenko

Barcode Properties - Encino, CA

Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

Linked in and now twitter? Seems you have to rotate all your passwords at lest once/month.

Jun 10, 2016 05:14 PM

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Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Ron and Alexandra Seigel oh yes - changed my password. Thanks....

Jun 10, 2016 04:14 PM

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Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I change all my passwords every 60 days

Jun 10, 2016 02:45 PM

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Debbie Laity

CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO

Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

Thanks for sharing this information. I had no idea.

Jun 10, 2016 01:40 PM

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Kathleen Luiten

Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI

Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Yes and keep changing your passwords frequently!

Jun 10, 2016 01:33 PM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Mine was hack a couple of year ago so I changed it to something I can barely remember.

Jun 10, 2016 01:30 PM

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FN LN

Toronto, ON

No.

Jun 10, 2016 12:30 PM

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Richie Alan Naggar

people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA

agent & author

billion dollar company cant handle theirs? I am not impressed

Jun 10, 2016 12:15 PM

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William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I do not have an account...makes me safer

Jun 10, 2016 10:52 AM

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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate

Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL

Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Changed them both. You can never be too cautious.

Jun 10, 2016 09:21 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Lyn Sims not many of us read or watch the news. We received this on our tech feed..A

Jun 10, 2016 07:44 AM

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I saw that article. I have to say that it blows my mind that so many people use 123456 as a password for anything!
ZUKERBERG'S ACCOUNT WAS ONE OF THEM. He has not tweeded since 2012.
Hi R & A - I have no idea what anyone would do with my Twitter password but I changed it anyhow when I heard this.
OOPS.... Thanks for the reminder. I just changed my Facebook password (again!)
Last week it was Linked In, now twitter.

Both times the warning came from Ron and Alexandra Seigel before it came from them.

THANK YOU!
Yup. Read about it when Zuck got hacked. dadada is really a bad password there Mr. Facebooky
I am off of alot of social media in the last 3 months because of this very item.
Yep, that's already old news. They said the head of the NFL died or something. Happened a few weeks ago as a spin off of LinkedIn passwords.
Thanks for the FYI because I have a personal and two professional Twitter accounts. Heading over there now to change the passwords.
I think Kenneth J. Jones raises an interesting question. I was thinking the same. Twitter did actually contact me once a while ago suggesting I change my password, which I did.
Yep, I saw that. THanks for letting everyone know. PW changed
Ron and Alexandra Seigel Yes i did hear about. Thanks for the reminder.
Uh oh, I didn't know this, I better go and change my password. I don't use it that often, not sure what information they could even get from it, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Thanks for the heads up!
Linked in and now twitter? Seems you have to rotate all your passwords at lest once/month.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel oh yes - changed my password. Thanks....
Mine was hack a couple of year ago so I changed it to something I can barely remember.
billion dollar company cant handle theirs? I am not impressed
Lyn Sims not many of us read or watch the news. We received this on our tech feed..A