HaveIBeenPwned owner suffers phishing attack
By Ellen Jennings-Trace published March 26, 2025 – Tech Radar
“Troy Hunt, creator of popular website HaveIBeenPwned, has himself fallen victim to a phishing incident – – This incident outlines just how convincing phishing attacks can be, and shows that even the most prepared amongst us can be vulnerable.”
It is important to stay vigilant. Use VirusTotal url checker to test email links and all other links that are questionable. Hover mouse cursor over link url address and view at bottom left of browser to see where it goes and if it looks “fishy ~ phishy” = then right click it to copy link and paste it into the VirusTotal url checker, you then may need to press enter at VirusTotal url checker website to have it scanned by multiple malware testers. Bookmark the VirusTotal url checker for future use. Note the Date of last scan, if it is old then re-scan it again to be safe. Here is a link to some basic information and instructions to review:
Using Virustotal to Scan a Malicious URL
Now practice, right click above link and read the url address, then right click again and copy the address, and then paste it into VirusTotal url checker, press enter and read the multiple scanner results. Good practice to get into the habit of staying safe. – Stay Vigilant !!!
