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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

The post on the forum referenced "a collection of 2000+ dehashed databases and Combos stored by topic" and provided a directory listing of 2,890 of the files which I've reproduced here. HIBP never stores passwords next to email addresses and there are many very good reasons for this.

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. The three innovators and MIT patented the RSA algorithm, a proprietary system available through RSA Security until its public release in 2000.

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7 Cyber Security Courses Online For Everybody

Spinone

Either businesses or individuals, we are all in the same boat when it comes to the risk of data loss. The growing risks leave us with the fact that cybersecurity education is not a matter of choice anymore – it’s a matter of necessity. To pursue a career in the cybersecurity field and find a course to get started.