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How to find out which data breach my password was in?

HIBP and my password manager both claim that a password that I am using has been seen in a data leak. Neither of them provide information about which data leak exactly my password was seen in. The ...
InfiniteLoop's user avatar
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1 answer
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Why would I 'have been pwned' on a website that I never had an account on? [duplicate]

I was recently sent a notification by https://haveibeenpwned.com/ that one of my email addresses has been found in a breach, in particular in a breach of https://www.chegg.com. I am positive I never ...
Sebastiaan van den Broek's user avatar
74 votes
5 answers
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How can I be pwned if I'm not registered on the compromised site?

I recently was emailed from HaveIBeenPwned.com (which I am signed up on) about the ShareThis website/tool (not signed up on). I have no memory of signing up for that service. When I go to recover ...
AncientSwordRage's user avatar
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Why is breach-detection site "Have I Been Pwned" considered safe?

Whether it be due to technology the site is using, or any manual behind-the-scenes work with the data, why does this breach detection site seem to be unquestioningly safe? Wouldn't the data of you, ...
Nohbdy Ahtall's user avatar
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Is it safe to give my email address to a service like haveibeenpwned in light of the publication of "Collection #1"?

There is a new big case of stolen login/password data in the news. At the same time, I am reading that there are services that let you check if your own login data is affected, e.g. Have I Been Pwned. ...
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