Check if your account has been breached
Dr. Martin Shelton
January 23, 2024
Screenshot: Have I Been Pwned landing page
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The popular breach notification service, Have I Been Pwned, added 71 million leaked account credentials from the Naz.API dataset, which allegedly includes over a billion credentials compiled using malware designed to steal sensitive data, including passwords and credit cards. The dataset had been circulating in hacking forums for months but became more widely known when integrated into an open source intelligence platform called illicit.services, which was being used to facilitate cyberattacks. Read more here.
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Best,
Martin