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xkcd

xkcd, sometimes styled XKCD, is a webcomic created in 2005 by American author Randall Munroe. The comic's tagline describes it as "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language". Munroe states on the comic's website that the name of the comic is not an initialism, but "just a word with no phonetic pronunciation". UpGuard continuously monitors the security posture of xkcd using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. Our analysis is centered on objective, externally verifiable information.
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xkcd Vendor Risk Report

This vendor risk report is based on UpGuard’s continuous monitoring of xkcd's security posture using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. The results are summarized into a security rating based on the analysis of hundreds of individual checks across five risk categories: website security, email security, phishing & malware, brand & reputation risk, and network security.

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xkcd Data Breaches, Cybersecurity Incidents and News

Security incidents, news, and data leaks relating to xkcd.
Vice • Sep 04, 2019

Hackers Breach Forum Of Popular Webcomic ‘XKCD’

Hackers have breached the forum of the popular webcomic XKCD, stealing around 560,000 usernames, email and IP addresses, as well as hashed passwords.

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