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Is have I been pwned password Safe?
Pwned Passwords are 613,584,246 real world passwords previously exposed in data breaches. This exposure makes them unsuitable for ongoing use as they’re at much greater risk of being used to take over other accounts.
What does pwned on 1 breached site and found no pastes mean?
If your email has been pwned, it means that the security of your account has been compromised. If you have reused the same password and email combination on other accounts, the one who has gained access to your information can use this to wreak havoc on these other profiles as well.
Is Haveibeenpwned trustworthy?
Yes, it is safe. haveibeenpwned.com is a well respected website run by a well respected individual.
Is Haveibeenpwned com genuine?
You don’t, but it’s not. The site is simply intended to be a free service for people to assess risk in relation to their account being caught up in a breach. As with any website, if you’re concerned about the intent or security, don’t use it.
Is it safe to give my email address and password?
Many answers here talk about the particular service “Have I Been Pwned”. I agree with them that this service is trust worthy. I would like to say some points that applies in general to all these services. Don’t use a service that asks for both email and password for checking.
Is it safe to give my email address to a stranger?
Yes, it is safe. haveibeenpwned.com is a well respected website run by a well respected individual. (Troy Hunt.) – Xander Jan 17 at 13:25 Note that @Xander’s comment only applies to that specific site – there are others which are also fine, but by no means all.
Is it safe to search for an email address?
Searching for an email address only ever retrieves the address from storage then returns it in the response, the searched address is never explicitly stored anywhere. See the Logging section below for situations in which it may be implicitly stored.
Is it safe to give your email address to the NSA?
If you don’t care if the NSA or other intelligence agencies get your data, which you sent to https://haveibeenpwned.com, then there should be no problem. Unless you don’t trust the security expert. Personally, I’d rather have my account credentials exposed than the Cloudflare (NSA) getting my data.