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Troy Hunt celebrates the milestone of 1,000 data breaches loaded into Have I Been Pwned, reflecting on the behind-the-scenes work involved.

Troy Hunt discusses the ongoing ShinyHunters data breaches and dumps, noting the criminality, organizational responses, and the seemingly endless cycle of new victims appearing, such as DentaQuest and BCD Travel.

Troy Hunt's weekly update reports that the ShinyHunters hacking group has resurfaced with new claims against DentaQuest and Charter Communications after a brief silence following the Instructure ransom payment.

Troy Hunt's weekly update discusses the normalization of ransomware payments, referencing Grafana's refusal to pay and Instructure's euphemistic 'agreement' with attackers, and criticizes the softening of language around criminal extortion.

Troy Hunt shares his experience using AI assistant 'Bruce' for customer support tickets, finding a sweet spot between full automation and human assistance.

In this weekly update, Troy Hunt discusses his observations of OpenClaw and the potential of agentic AI to change the world, noting that while much is hyperbolic, he has found useful applications.

Have I Been Pwned continues to evolve with serverless functions, edge code, and new data storage, making the platform faster and more cost-effective.