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stavros
on Feb 27, 2018
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Why Searching Through 500M Pwned Passwords Is So Q...
Assuming you managed to instantly change the password on every single service you've used it, yes.
euroclydon
on Feb 27, 2018
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Nobody is talking about it, but to compromise someone, you also need the username, which is not sent.
stavros
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Ah, that's true. In any case, I don't think this is really a reasonable vector of attack, I was just being pedantic at jgc's "the password is not sent" comment.
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