# Automatic Breach Detection

> Automatically scan for security breaches in the background.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/automatic-breach-detection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/automatic-breach-detection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `automatic-breach-detection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hexdr
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-21
- **First published:** 2025-03-21
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/automatic-breach-detection/)

## Description

The extension continuously monitors your credentials and alerts you when a new breach is detected.

## Rankings

- #146,038 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`

### Host permissions

- `https://haveibeenpwned.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/automatic-breach-detection)