I just got the email from haveibeenpwned. F Trello.
What do they do with this information? Sell to databrokers?
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
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Yeah mostly for spam but the dataset is massive. 15M emails + real names + usernames is pretty useful for any cold emailing like recruitment and product spam. That being said, using datasets like this legally is a no-no but it's almost impossible to prove either way.
Oh no not my email adress and username
Hello spam, and also confirmation that your email address and username is valid and can be used to try to log in elsewhere.
I just got this email from Google while reading this. A funny coincidence.
Dang, the hackers know what I'm planning to do tomorrow.