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by nunodonato 2240 days ago
> Firefox displays critical alerts in the Lockwise password manager when a website is breached;

>If one of your accounts is involved in a website breach and you've used the same password on other websites, you will now be prompted to update your password. A key icon identifies which accounts use that vulnerable password.

this is great! thanks :)

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How exactly does this work?
They check against a database similar to https://haveibeenpwned.com/
They check against the HIBP database itself.