71M Compromised Email Accounts Listed Online, How to Check Yours
Security researcher Troy Hunt has updated his valuable Have I Been Pwned free data breach notification service with as many as 71 million email addresses linked to hacked accounts.
The hijacked details were leaked online as part of the Naz.API dataset, which is a collection of over one billion user credentials stolen in previous data breaches and by malware tools.
Hunt said that the dataset was made available to him by a big name tech firm, after which he was able to add it to his database. The good news is this means you can now check if any of your compromised information was made public in the massive Naz.API data dump. The Naz.API dataset is a collection of over a billion user details stolen by cybercriminals in previous data breaches and malware campaigns.
