HIBP works by finding big databases of stolen information on the dark web. Usually these databases are attributed to websites that have been breached.
In the case of “stealer logs” though, the databases are full of logins to a bunch of different websites, instead indicating it comes from hacked computers.
They, and I, can’t truly say for certain that your computer was hacked, so instead they have to make vague statements like “someone attempted to log into your account on a compromised computer”. That information went to the hackers who developed the virus, and they posted it online. They don’t know your computer is infected, just that your information ended up in a pile with a bunch of other people’s whose computers were infected.
The person logging in could be you, could be anyone, they may not have even gotten in, but the #1 most likely scenario is you logged into your account on your computer while a virus was running in the background capturing information.
Your computer being the one with the virus is made 1000x more likely because you mention in previous posts that you use pirated software.
If you pirate software, and you get a HIBP stealer log notice, I’d wager there’s a 99.7% chance someone snuck a keylogger into one of the programs you downloaded.
that’s not something haveibeenpwned would ever know about
Man, the denial runs deep.
HIBP works by finding big databases of stolen information on the dark web. Usually these databases are attributed to websites that have been breached.
In the case of “stealer logs” though, the databases are full of logins to a bunch of different websites, instead indicating it comes from hacked computers.
They, and I, can’t truly say for certain that your computer was hacked, so instead they have to make vague statements like “someone attempted to log into your account on a compromised computer”. That information went to the hackers who developed the virus, and they posted it online. They don’t know your computer is infected, just that your information ended up in a pile with a bunch of other people’s whose computers were infected.
The person logging in could be you, could be anyone, they may not have even gotten in, but the #1 most likely scenario is you logged into your account on your computer while a virus was running in the background capturing information.
Your computer being the one with the virus is made 1000x more likely because you mention in previous posts that you use pirated software.
If you pirate software, and you get a HIBP stealer log notice, I’d wager there’s a 99.7% chance someone snuck a keylogger into one of the programs you downloaded.