FBI hands over four million compromised email addresses from Emotet to Have I Been Pwned

Three months ago, law enforcement agencies from across the planet worked together to bring down Emotet, one of the world's most infamous botnets. This action resulted in huge numbers of compromised email addresses being obtained by the various agencies, and the FBI has now offered these to Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) to make it easier for anyone to check if their information was harvested and used by Emotet. Troy Hunt, the brains behind Have I Been Pwned, explains: Following the takedown, the FBI reached out and asked if Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) might be a viable means of… [Continue Reading]