Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago

Massive data dump containing millions of passwords sparks security alert: Is your data safe?

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Massive data dump containing millions of passwords sparks security alert: Is your data safe?

www.techspot.com

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year ago

News of the dataset comes from Troy Hunt, operator of the Have I Been Pwned service used to identify emails that appear in data breaches.

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Evkob (they/them)
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5•1 year ago
The list has been added to haveibeenpwned.com, you can check your passwords here.
- Dem Bosain
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  3•1 year ago
  OH NO, IT’S ON THERE!
  
  …anyway…

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