Should I Change My Password?

[ewoksrule]

https://shouldichangemypassword.com/
This is a handy little utility. You enter an email address you tend to use to create accounts and it will tell you if you should change your password.

ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com has been created to help the average person check if their password(s) may have been compromised and need to be changed.

This site uses a number of databases that have been released by hackers to the public. No passwords are stored in the ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com database.

 

[cgdoc519]

seems like a good idea, but I am not sure what I think about it to be honest.

 

[Durruck]

How do I know that they're not just looking for a way to collect addresses to sell to spammers? Or attempting to install some keylogger/trojan/etc?

 

[ewoksrule]

this plus common sense and you should be just fine.
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/shouldichangemypassword.com

I used it and ran a malwarebytes scan afterwards, I was good.

 

[Keero]

Shame my hotmail got leaked in the Kotaku breach, but I changed it since then, now I'm using My LastPass Vault, makes it easy to manage. Thankfully my .edu account wasn't shared.

 

[ewoksrule]

Also the author has been vetted by a number of trustworthy individuals and organisations
https://shouldichangemypassword.com/media.php