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by sdiwakar 5107 days ago
I think its wrong that you are espousing password security, when you have not taken the required steps to secure your own accounts across "a ton of forums"?

Security in the real world is hard. I worked as a penetration tester, so I have some authority to say so.

For most startups getting users is a priority and everyone is prone to taking shortcuts (clearly including YOU - sharing passwords across forums); incidents like this are common place in the business world and the fact that Envato had the balls to own up is kudos to them.