Check if your password has been compromised

[Jamie McKane]

Check if your password has been compromised

If you’re creating a new password online, you can now see if it has been compromised in a data breach.

[HavocXphere]

Yup. I'm on a ton of them. Doesn't matter though - most on the HX email addr and most are unique passwords anyway.

you can now see if it has been compromised

Technically the website is 4 years old so not sure "now" is the right word.

[mottamort]

"hey guys, how can we go about creating unique password dictionaries for use in our brute force hacks?"


"How about we ask people to type in their passwords to a website we create!"

[czc]

"hey guys, how can we go about creating unique password dictionaries for use in our brute force hacks?"


"How about we ask people to type in their passwords to a website we create!"

Lol, that was my thought too.

[murfle]

"hey guys, how can we go about creating unique password dictionaries for use in our brute force hacks?"


"How about we ask people to type in their passwords to a website we create!"

Exactly why I didn't try this out...

[HavocXphere]

"hey guys, how can we go about creating unique password dictionaries for use in our brute force hacks?"


"How about we ask people to type in their passwords to a website we create!"

uh...you don't type in your password here...you type in your email.

The passwords are from hacked websites.

[Blazzok]

uh...you don't type in your password here...you type in your email.

The passwords are from hacked websites.

The original website, yes.

But the new page he added is explicitly to check passwords, as per the article. It is strongly advised to only use old, or not in use passwords (which I think defeats the purpose, but alright).

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

[Shrike]

Schrodingers password? Your password is either compromised or it is not until you look inside the box that is the website by typing your password in, then you will find out.

[mottamort]

Schrodingers password? Your password is either compromised or it is not until you look inside the box that is the website by typing your password in, then you will find out.

Not either, both

[Shrike]

Not either, both

Very true!