
Remember: every time you’re tempted to type a password into Notepad and save it as password.txt , you’re effectively leaving a copy of your house key under the doormat – in a neighborhood full of burglars who have a robot that checks under every doormat, every second of every day.
“I only store non-critical passwords there.” Every password is critical when it’s reused or when an attacker uses it to build a profile about you. “Non-critical” accounts often contain personal info used for security questions. password.txt file