Troy Hunt

About

I'm the Founder and CEO of Have I Been Pwned, the most trusted name in data breach intelligence.Launched in December 2013, Have I Been Pwned now indexes tens of billions of breach records across over 1,000 discrete data breaches. More than 6 billion unique email addresses are searchable. The service is relied upon by individuals worldwide, by enterprises monitoring their domain exposure, and by over 46 national governments, free of charge, to protect their citizens and systems. More than half the Fortune 500 actively monitor their domains through it. The service handles 18 billion+ API requests every month.The FBI, NCA, and Europol regularly contribute compromised credentials discovered during cybercrime investigations to the Pwned Passwords dataset, and Have I Been Pwned has served as the official victim notification platform for multiple major law enforcement operations. Have I Been Pwned is cited and recommended by cybersecurity agencies worldwide, including CISA, NIST, NCSC, ASD, and national agencies across more than 20 countries.I testified before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce in November 2017 on identity verification in a post-breach world.I have held various Microsoft recognitions since 2011, most recently as a Microsoft Regional Director. I'm listed as an advisor to Report URI, a security policy violation monitoring service. I've previously held advisory and insider roles with organisations including Microsoft, 1Password, NordVPN, Lenovo, and Ubiquiti.I write at troyhunt.com, where I've published more than a thousand posts on data breaches, web security, and privacy. I produce a weekly video series on YouTube. I've been cited by the BBC, CNN, The Guardian, WIRED, Forbes, TIME, and most major technology publications.Based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.