The 773M Record “Collection #1” Data Breach
Troy won’t store the passwords associated with the username, which is a choice I can absolutely respect.But as he discusses in the post, that leaves users knowing that their email address was in the data dump, but with no way of knowing which site it came from, or what password was breached.So while this increases the number of records in HIBP, and perhaps makes the password popularity tracker a bit more comprehensive, it still leaves users exposed.I know which password of yours was breached, and that information is now effectively public, but you probably don’t know where to find it yourself, and I won’t tell you which one it was. So I guess just assume all your passwords are cracked and use a password manager.I don’t really hold it against Troy, because again, I respect his decision not to store plains directly associated with usernames. He did as much as he was willing to with the data, and it’s better than nothing, but not great all the same.