The Internet Is Being Hacked. 6 Things You Need To Do Now
Peter Yang says AI is exposing old software flaws faster than they can be fixed, citing at least 12 security incidents in one week. He walks through six steps and a free AI prompt to secure your accounts.
The gist
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Yang suggests auditing apps linked at myaccount.google.com, where he had 47, and having ChatGPT or Claude flag and remove unused ones.
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He recommends 1Password, about 50 dollars a year with a 14-day trial, whose Watchtower audit flagged 32 reused and 2 weak passwords.
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Yang says text message codes can be intercepted, so he uses Google Authenticator for two-factor sign-in on important accounts.
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He advises rotating all active API keys and retiring unused ones, noting he found two idle but active keys in the Anthropic console.
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Yang suggests having AI check for software updates every couple of days, and checking sender addresses and link URLs before trusting breach emails.
Peter Yang recommends it
"What I recommend that you do is to go to myaccount.google.com, navigate to linked apps, and you'll see this page. I basically can see here I have 47 apps connected, and go ahead and audit all of these connected apps."
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Peter Yang uses it
"I built a single AI prompt that will get either ChatGPT desktop or Claude Desktop or whatever harness you use to walk through all these steps for you."
▶ Play at 3:21145 creators recommend it, including John Coogan, Riley Brown, and Dan Shipper.
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Peter Yang uses it
"What you need to do is to actually sign in to a website, and then you can actually use ChatGPT or Claude to navigate to the change password screen, and then you just step back in and replace your password with a more secure 1Password one."
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Peter Yang recommends it
"This video is not sponsored by 1Password or anything. I just actually like the app. And I think especially right now, you should either use 1Password or some alternative to really secure your accounts. Now, the great thing about 1Password is that it has this Watchtower page th..."
▶ Play at 7:134 creators recommend it, including Claire Vo, Jake Glacer, and Ryan Carson.
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Peter Yang recommends it
"Traditionally, I've seen a lot of people that just get the security code using text message or SMS, but that's actually not secure. A hacker could intercept that. So, what I recommend you do instead is set up an authentication app like Google Authenticator, which is the one th..."
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Peter Yang recommends it
"Given all that's happening right now, I suggest you just rotate all your active API keys and retire all the ones that you're no longer using."
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"This video is not sponsored by 1Password or anything. I just actually like the app. And I think especially right now, you should either use 1Password or some alternative to real..."
"Traditionally, I've seen a lot of people that just get the security code using text message or SMS, but that's actually not secure. A hacker could intercept that. So, what I rec..."
"Given all that's happening right now, I suggest you just rotate all your active API keys and retire all the ones that you're no longer using."
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