- I found the info not actionable because it wouldn’t say what actual values were posted.
I have a common name Gmail account. The password is rather complex and I would be surprised if it leaks as only I and Google know it. However, I would get reports that it’s on the dark web with blanked out password values. So I never knew if they actually compromised or just something else.
They would also report when some random site that used my Gmail address as user id was on the darknet that I don’t care about. I don’t care if my fidofido account is leaked. I never use it and if I did, then I would reset.
I think if the data were useful Google would have kept this up.
I bet they keep tracking though, just keep the reports internal.
by password-app
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- Google discontinuing this is unfortunate timing given the recent breach surge (700Credit, SoundCloud, LinkedIn leak).
Alternatives: haveibeenpwned.com (free), 1Password Watchtower, Bitwarden breach reports.
The harder part isn't knowing about breaches—it's actually rotating passwords afterward. Most people know they should but don't because it's tedious.
Automated rotation tools are emerging but need careful security architecture (local-only, zero-knowledge) to avoid creating new attack vectors.
by MinimalAction
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- While this was a free service and thus Google is under no obligation to continue offering this service, this is still quite sad. They could have atleast bundled it for some tier of Google One paid subscription.
by levocardia
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- I might be misremembering this but FWICR on Chrome it would link your saved passwords with the dark web report, and automatically recommend you change any account that had the same password as the "pwned" account found in the dark net. Was pretty useful.
- Discover (Card/Bank) also announced recently that they are stopping their dark web report service. I wonder if they just used Google, or if it's a coincidence...
- dark web reports in general, seem to be a funnel for paid "security" and monitoring services, VPNs AV suites, typically you review your passwords for strength and redundancy, then you are redirected to buy some service, that ultimately looks like a data hoover, and put everything in a cloud scheme. now we have AI and FOMO to hook and reel in, seemingly more effective than darkweb boogeymen for adoption and revenue.
by atomic128
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- HTTP response dumps from the Tor dark web: https://rnsaffn.com/zg4/
by xxmarkuski
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- I set it up for an old Google account that has been breached. It did a relatively good job, but HIBP has more data in my experience, albeit it mainly looks at emails, whereas Google's report can do lookups by full name, address, and phone number. I think it was useful, but did not get enough love to be like a second HIBP.
- Can one of the good souls at google please donate the data to archive.org?
- The email about this went to my spam folder on Gmail. Ok, come on Google.
by kittikitti
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- The reason their data got leaked was because they were using Google services. The only actionable thing people could do was delete their Google accounts. This move is to hide the inherent security holes in using their products.
- Why was it opened? Is it that dark web where asassination markets and similar stuff happens?
- did anyone ever get a report? i never got anything at all...
by pluto_modadic
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- huh. did their source / login get burned?
by martythemaniak
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- Is there a product that will do go through the vast expanse of accounts you have and either delete them or mass-change their passwords? I basically I wish to shrink my online presence as much as possible, but doing it manually would mean finding all the various accounts I have, logging in, trying to close, etc. Seems like good fit for an LLM browser agent.
- Another one for the graveyard!
- > While the report offered general information, feedback showed that it didn't provide helpful next steps.
Translation: We don’t actually want to keep spending time, money, and resources on this.
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