The largest file of data breaches on the Internet, Have I Been Pwned, is sold by the owner of Troy Hunt.
Troy Hunt, its founder serviceς he said the sale on Tuesday in a blog post. Hunt says it's time to make Have I Been Pwned part of something bigger and more organized.
"To date, every line of code, and every broken file has been edited by me alone. "There is no HIBP group, there is a guy who keeps this whole thing alive," Hunt said.
"It's time for HIBP to grow. It's time to dump her and move on. The company has a lot to offer in terms of time and resources. It's time to dump her and move on.
Over the years Have I Been Pwned has become a huge repository for online data breaches. There you can search for your email address post officey them to see if it has been leaked in a data breach. It's now a service where you can sign up to be notified if your account is hacked.
It is probably the most useful, free cyber service of its kind.
Troy Hunt mentioned that he has already had informal talks with some Companies who may be interested in buying the service, and said it has hired financial advisory firm KPMG to look for a buyer.
In the same post Troy Hunt mentioned some amazing numbers that explain how big Have I Been Pwned has become: 8 billionmillions files, nearly 3 million people have signed up to receive alerts, and 7 million breach emails have been sent. The website receives 150.000 unique visitors on a normal day, and 10 million on days when a new breach is discovered.
Regardless of who buys the service, Hunt is asking for some commitments for the future of the site.
Searches should remain free for all users, the platform should be expanded and developed and finally, it wants to stay on board as an employee with some capacity.
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