# Password Breach Alert

> Notify users if their saved passwords have been compromised in data breaches.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `password-breach-alert`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Harding
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-07
- **First published:** 2025-03-07
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/password-breach-alert/)

## Description

🔐 Password Breach Alert helps keep your accounts secure by checking if your saved passwords have been compromised in known data breaches. This extension continuously monitors your credentials and alerts you if they appear in breached databases.

✅ Real-time breach detection for stored passwords.
✅ Check your credentials against known leaks.
✅ Automatic alerts if your passwords are found in breaches.
✅ Privacy-focused: no passwords are stored or shared.
✅ Easy-to-use interface for monitoring security risks.

## Rankings

- #124,186 — Overall
- #235 — password

## 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/password-breach-alert)