Again, Be Careful With Passwords
Yeah, having passwords auto-fill makes things a lot easier. But when it comes to financial records and tax documents, it's wise not to save your passwords in your Web browser. If you get hacked or fall victim to a virus or Trojan, your stored passwords and personal information could be leaked, giving criminals access, to banks and other financial institutions that store your personal information.
In November, a 26-year-old hacker pleaded guilty to felony charges after he and a pair of others broke into about 250,000 PCs. On more than 130,000 machines, the thieves installed malicious bots that let them steal any user names and passwords that the victims had saved in Internet Explorer.
