Microsoft Edge reporting 148 Passwords leaked.

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3puttssuck

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#286030 31-May-2021 19:13

I have had a message pop up on MS Edge saying they have found 148 instances where my Log in & Passwords have been leaked. I looked at what the report is telling me and some seem correct but there is a heap of user names and passwords that are 100% unfamiliar to me. I have never set up accounts with these websites. Is this legit?

mentalinc

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#2716366 31-May-2021 19:38

It means you're using passwords that are known.

It doesn't mean your combination of email and password are known.

Check here: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ - Which recently teamed up with the FBI as well to ingest passwords they have identified!

Suggest you look at setting up a password safe...

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3puttssuck

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#2716368 31-May-2021 19:44

I use Bitwarden and that appears on the list and my master password is there also. It’s a very long complex master password.