By RecOsint | Dec 4, 2025
Your Password is likely Public. Every week, big companies (like Facebook, LinkedIn, Canva) get hacked. Hackers steal millions of emails and passwords and post them online. Question: Is your email in that list?
You don't need to search the Dark Web to find out. Security expert Troy Hunt created a free tool called: Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP)It collects all these stolen databases into one safe search engine.
Enter Your Email Go to haveibeenpwned.com and type your email address. – Green Screen: Good news. You are safe (for now). – Red Screen: Bad news. It will show you exactly Which Company leaked your data and What was stolen (Password, Phone, DOB).
It’s not just emails. You can check passwords too. – Feature: Click "Passwords" and type a password you use. – Result: It tells you how many times hackers have seen that password. – Example: If you type "123456", it appears 23 Million times.
If your email shows up as "Pwned": 1. Change that password immediately. 2. Enable 2-Factor Authentication. 3. Use a Password Manager so you never reuse passwords.