Anyone else experienced this type of message? It came on my browser (Mac Safari) as a data breach, so I logged in and changed my password directly on the site in case it was a scam of some kind?
Mini Spares - message on password change
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AndyPen
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Mini Spares - message on password change
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beardylonodn
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Re: Mini Spares - message on password change
No, but on my iPhone, theres a new section under Passwords, and it says 201 of my passwords are affected by a data leak, and they should be changed!
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Re: Mini Spares - message on password change
No, I haven't got this. I am pretty sure it is scam. When you hover over the blue coloured link - what link address does it show?
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Re: Mini Spares - message on password change
No it is not a scam, it is Apple's way of looking at the passwords saved in their browser Safari.
As I said, I had 201 passwords which it said have been compromised, and I'm not surprised, as I was hacked years ago and the one password I used to use, as easy to remember, was reused lots of times on various websites, that I don't care about.
So my guess is, the password AndyPen uses for Minispares.com is a password he has re-used on other websites, one of which had a data leak. Hence that password is now on a list of comprised passwords and Safari is suggesting to change it, just in case.
Here is an article explaining it, from a trusted publication.
https://www.macworld.com/article/553490 ... rning.html
As the article states "Apple pushes password alerts to Safari’s Start Page, which may seem alarming, but it’s legitimate."
As I said, I had 201 passwords which it said have been compromised, and I'm not surprised, as I was hacked years ago and the one password I used to use, as easy to remember, was reused lots of times on various websites, that I don't care about.
So my guess is, the password AndyPen uses for Minispares.com is a password he has re-used on other websites, one of which had a data leak. Hence that password is now on a list of comprised passwords and Safari is suggesting to change it, just in case.
Here is an article explaining it, from a trusted publication.
https://www.macworld.com/article/553490 ... rning.html
As the article states "Apple pushes password alerts to Safari’s Start Page, which may seem alarming, but it’s legitimate."
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Re: Mini Spares - message on password change
Just for info - it was a very unique password that I’ve not used elsewhere. I checked with Minispares and changed it - in case 
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Re: Mini Spares - message on password change
Logically, if you have only used it on the the MS website and it has appeared in a data leak, then the data leak would be Minispares‘s data leak, wouldn’t it ?
Probably nothing to worry about, but might be an idea to change PW anyway.
Probably nothing to worry about, but might be an idea to change PW anyway.
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Re: Mini Spares - message on password change
Yes that’s true, can’t explain that one.
Article below about data leaks and passwords etc, I won’t link to it direct as it looks dodgy, but I assure you it’s not, no.2 in this article, is about the “Have I been Pwned” website, which is a genuine website set up by a security researcher which has a database of all the data leaked passwords.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/were-you- ... w-to-tell/
Explanation of word Pwned:
The word "pwned" has origins in video game culture and is a leetspeak derivation of the word "owned", due to the proximity of the "o" and "p" keys. It's typically used to imply that someone has been controlled or compromised.
Article below about data leaks and passwords etc, I won’t link to it direct as it looks dodgy, but I assure you it’s not, no.2 in this article, is about the “Have I been Pwned” website, which is a genuine website set up by a security researcher which has a database of all the data leaked passwords.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/were-you- ... w-to-tell/
Explanation of word Pwned:
The word "pwned" has origins in video game culture and is a leetspeak derivation of the word "owned", due to the proximity of the "o" and "p" keys. It's typically used to imply that someone has been controlled or compromised.
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