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[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 54 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (16 children)

This happens when the password requirements are changed or the password database has been leaked.

I will let you know that I'm extremely fun at parties.

[–] someacnt@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

..wait, so it means my password was leaked??

[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It is a possibility, there are pages that scrape the dark web where you can check if your account and password are out there. But note that this means more information could be out there. This is not preventive it is informative.

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