The right response isnโ€™t panicking about a hacked account, itโ€™s treating unexpected chess.com emails with more suspicion than usual and checking whether that same email address has turned up anywhere else, since reused credentials remain the far more dangerous exposure than anything sitting in this particular file.

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[โ€“] 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The correct response is use lichess.org

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    [โ€“] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Whew no passwords

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    The data is now on Have I Been Pwned. You can enter your e-mail there to check if it is in any leaked data.

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