That was my reaction too. I looked into it, the MacKeeper security researcher is Chris Vickery. In December 2015, while not employed by MacKeeper, he discovered a database of 13 million MacKeeper usernames and passwords [1]. MacKeeper then hired him in January 2016 to create a &quot;Analytical and Security Center&quot; [2].<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;krebsonsecurity.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;13-million-mackeeper-users-exposed&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;krebsonsecurity.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;13-million-mackeeper-user...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;pulse&#x2F;mackeeper-chris-vickery-launch-security-research-alliance-corp-" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;pulse&#x2F;mackeeper-chris-vickery-launc...</a>