Hi all, just wanted to share some quick tips on account recovery.
How I was hacked, extorted, sexually harassed, and what you can do to protect yourself
Use 2 factor authentication on services. This is a great way to control access to the services you use. Enabling this will allow you to allow or deny every login attempt. This also requires a separate device such as your phone, but it is worth the trouble, because you don't need to panic whenever your password got leaked, brute-forced, or even getting guessed. However, don't use SMS as a 2 factor authentication method if you can help it. Reason is, hackers can exploit your service provider as they did in the article above.
Use password managers: Lastpass, keyrings, and Keepassx are great. Use them! Only need to know 1 password then and some of them support awesome features.
Use hardware keys, these are usb keys that allow you to login to anything by plugging them into your computer. They are much safer than passwords because keyloggers are useless now.
Setup a second email account for just account recovery!
Install adblockers, these will prevent a lot of viruses representing themselves as ads and will make your life easier.
I think these are some good tips to follow. I might update this post if I think of new stuff. Comment if you have any other helpful tips or have stories you may wanna share with us!
Bye!