Welcoming the Nepalese Government to Have I Been Pwned(troyhunt.com)
220 points by gnabgib 15 days ago | 35 comments
tl;dr: Nepal's National Cyber Security Centre has become the 47th government to join Have I Been Pwned's free service, gaining the ability to monitor Nepalese government domains for exposure in data breaches. The access allows the NCSC to detect compromised credentials across government email addresses and respond to incidents more quickly.
HN Discussion:
  • Highlights poor state of Nepali government IT services, supporting the need for such monitoring
  • Initially misread the headline as a data breach, suggesting the title is misleading
  • Requests a feature improvement (changing email addresses) while praising the service
  • Questions the political legitimacy given Nepal's recent government overthrow
  • Simple celebratory support for Nepal joining the service