Your password was exposed in a non-Google data breach

Veil123

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I just received this security alert from Google. Why is something telling me that this is related to the Google services down-time from a few days ago?

 

gipulvorka

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Definitely a non-Google service.

 

Gogol

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I don't think it is related. I received a similar mail before that downtime. Or the mail I received could be unrelated to this one too.

 

Veil123

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Gogol said:

I don't think it is related. I received a similar mail before that downtime. Or it could be unrelated to this one too.

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What if I tell you that the password I use for Google is unique? I don't use it elsewhere

 

BabyJoker

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I even got an email in my spam folder from someone that used my password (which I use on some spam sites and other shit) in the title of the email... He said that he has a video of me jacking off to some weird shit, which is probably true, but I know that he doesn't have a video of me because I'm using a webcam cover. He also demanded a $2000 payment to his BTC address. I just hope that I'm not wrong, lol.

 

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Veil123 said:

What if I tell you that the password I use for Google is unique? I don't use it elsewhere

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To be honest, I did not.
I changed it after I received the mail.

 

BBulldog

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Nice of them to take non-responsibility for this.

 

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Veil123 said:

What if I tell you that the password I use for Google is unique? I don't use it elsewhere

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Just use 2fa, ez life.

 

Hawkster

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I have been getting the same message since before the google meltdown.

I really should go ahead and change the passwords instead of ignoring the warnings.

 

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Blackhat Lifter said:

Just use 2fa, ez life.

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All good until you lose/brick your device.

 

deadjack

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Are you sure the email is genuine? it maybe a phishing attack.

 

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Gogol said:

All good until you lose/brick your device.

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I use @YujinTan as my 2fa. He meows the 6 digit code when I try to login somewhere.

 

fasttrak

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Perhaps they used Solarwinds too! I would not be surprised.

 

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I’m getting it on link, twitter but I’m bored so not changing it but so far google didn’t send me

 

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Veil123 said:

What if I tell you that the password I use for Google is unique? I don't use it elsewhere

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Do you use a password manager for the Google password?

 

Veil123

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BBulldog said:

Do you use a password manager for the Google password?

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Nope.

Blackhat Lifter said:

Just use 2fa, ez life.

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I use 2FA on everything. I just simply want to know how did google/other sources got my password.

 

prey24

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same happened to me but 9 passwords

 

perrymason

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so basically they sold the info with the user's passwords instead of the one with their web activity this time.

 

AdmiralKunka

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Some rumours say that gmail had a data breach and they don't have the balls to admit it.

 

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Veil123 said:

What if I tell you that the password I use for Google is unique? I don't use it elsewhere

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Come one, it's the same as your BHW pass - password1234.