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resetting your password is becoming America's new pastime I'm Bridget Carey this is your see that update a password storage locker makes a great target for hackers wouldn't you agree then it should come as no surprise to hear that last pass a company that lets you store all your passwords online under one master password key was hit by hackers the company reports that hackers accessed email addresses password reminders and the encrypted versions of those master password keys so if you used last pass it's time to change your master password especially if your reminder clue is easy like what was your high school or where were you born anyone can easily search for that information online it's another reminder that storing all your passwords in one place may not be such a great idea because nothing is hack proof you can best protect yourself by using two-factor authentication such as having an extra text message code sent to your phone as the second hurdle to logging in that's an option on LastPass and other services like Gmail and you should always use two steps when available now I hope the Houston Astros baseball team is using two steps a year ago the Astros were hacked internal messages about trading players leaked online and it was largely forgotten about until now the New York Times was first to report that the FBI is investigating the st. Louis Cardinals for hacking into the computers of the Astros in an attempt to steal team secrets now we often hear reports of foreign governments hacking into companies service to dig up dirt but now we're talking about corporate espionage on our home turf the general manager for the Astros used to work for the Cardinals and he's a big believer in making data-driven decisions you may know it as the Moneyball phenomenon so grabbing that data could be useful in getting an advantage and it seems it wasn't a very sophisticated hack the story says someone may have just used one of the general managers old passwords to get in the system it's just like the classic song goes you know the words and this one two three wrong password attempts and you're out debt CEO ballgame okay I promise I won't sing anymore let's transition to video game news as the e3 conference continues on Sony and Nintendo revealed new games coming soon to consoles Nintendo's trying something unique with amoeba figurines Celeste Nintendo characters can be used inside of the next Skylanders game but only with Nintendo consoles Donkey Kong and Bowser are the first to cross over into the Skylanders universe that's it for this tech news update there's plenty more III video game coverage at cnet com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey