I changed my password, but it wasn't because of reuse

That's concerning, if any, what antimalware service do you have on your computer, it's incredibly important to know if this is a local issue, I also checked at haveibeenpwned, and saw nothing new in database leaks etc. Best of luck, be careful!

 

Which site have you used to check and did it specifically mention your talkbass account?

 

Related to, read this morning that three random words better than complex passwords.

so Fender!Neos?Sterling.

 

When I ran mine it had breaches that happened years ago: one with MyFitnessPal and two other random things, but they’re so old.

 

Do you access TB via desktop/laptop (Mac or PC)?
Or via Tablet/smartphone (Apple, Android or other)?

Any thoughts on cause of breach?

 

Are you Pwn is just telling you that your password and email combation is public or on a public hacker/pastebin somewhere on the internet. It doesn't mean you have been hack (yet) my old email which had popped up on Pwn a couple of times didn't have issues till like 4 years later even though it was on Are you Pwn for all that time. Basically it means change your password incase, the internet is big but there are bots that can auto log in your details zombie your account or steal paying credentials which happens the most. Also it's good to have many emails since many of those emails on those list could be signed up for spam and sign you up for spam websites auto making accounts.

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Best advice is, scan your PC and also see what devices you use. Also use a stupidly unique password that isn't the same. Avoid clicking links from unknow users even if they seem harmless. Also if you feel so, set up 2 step on things you consider most important. There could be a key logger on your computer or device. Get Malwarebytes which can track those loggers down the best IMO.

Best of luck, cheers, stay safe.

 

My TB password is unique, check. I also ran my e-mail address through the have-i-been-pwned website. Check.

I recently had to change a whole bunch of passwords because my family got rid of our land line, and the internet service that came with it. It was a good chance to ditch some ill-chosen passwords and entire accounts from years ago.

 

Yeah, google does that now as well which is nice! My sister on her HBO max which we all share popped up, I told her to change but she said it's not a worry now. It's not a worry till you get hacked I guess to her .

 

When the big purge happened years ago, one of the ousted members sent me stuff from the mod side of the forum and provided me with info that would otherwise be inaccessible. I don't know much about computers but I am not shocked to find out passwords have been taken. And that isn't a slight on TB, my PSN info got stolen years ago in a big hack. Sony has a tower full of I.T. people and they got hacked - if somebody wants my TB password, they'll get it. Plus, what could possibly be gained with my TB account? "oh no, my internet rep points have been tarnished"

Cool tip about the Chrome, btw. I had used pwned before but didn't know it was accessible through the browser.