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Should You Trust a Site to Check If Your Gmail Password Was Leaked?

Should You Trust a Site to Check If Your Gmail Password Was Leaked?

In the wake of the latest leak involving 5 million Gmail addresses and (some) passwords, the advice was the same one we give in every situation like this: Change your password — especially if you re-use it on multiple services and websites But if you’re checking to see if your email address and password is on the leaked list, beware of how you do it. You could get roped into another attack. See…

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A List of 5 Million 'Gmail Passwords' Leaked, But There's No Need to Panic

A List of 5 Million ‘Gmail Passwords’ Leaked, But There’s No Need to Panic

It might be time to change some of your passwords — again. But if you’ve used a Gmail password that’s unique from other accounts, you might not have to worry. A list of almost 5 million combinations of Gmail addresses and passwords was posted online on Tuesday. But the passwords seem to be old, and they don’t appear to actually belong to Gmail accounts. Instead, it seems that many of the…

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