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I get a huge amount of communications so this page lists the channels I use and how I like to use them. I'll usually respond to all legitimate comms, there's an outline down the bottom of what I probably <em>won't</em> respond to so <strong>please read that first</strong>.</p> <h2 id="have-i-been-pwned-supporthaveibeenpwnedcom">Have I Been Pwned: <a href="https://support.haveibeenpwned.com/?ref=troyhunt.com">support.haveibeenpwned.com</a></h2> <p>If your query is about the <em>paid subscriptions</em> in HIBP, please refer to the support portal and submit a ticket there if necessary. Note: this service isn't for general HIBP queries outside of the paid subscriptions.</p> <h2 id="email-troytroyhuntcom">Email: <a href="mailto:troy@troyhunt.com">troy@troyhunt.com</a></h2> <p>This is the easiest way if you want to reach out and I can usually respond pretty promptly.</p> <h2 id="x-troyhunt">X: <a href="https://x.com/troyhunt?ref=troyhunt.com">troyhunt</a></h2> <p>This is my primary means of broadcasting things to the world so please follow me there. I do read my DMs and allow them from people I don't follow, but would prefer email if you're reaching out from the blue about something. I don't see every mention so you may not get a reply via a public tweet.</p> <h2 id="linkedin-troyhunt">LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/troyhunt?ref=troyhunt.com">troyhunt</a></h2> <p>My background is pretty well covered for the last couple of decades there. I accept connections from people I've met, worked with, spoken with or otherwise had enough interaction to feel that I can call them a professional contact. I don't respond to requests from people I don't know.</p> <h2 id="facebook-troyahunt">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/troyahunt">troyahunt</a></h2> <p>I broadcast a bunch of stuff publicly so feel free to follow me there. I generally only accept friend requests from people I know well enough to invite into my personal life; I use this account for personal things so I'm somewhat selective about who I share that with.</p> <h2 id="signal"><a href="https://signal.org/?ref=troyhunt.com">Signal</a></h2> <p>It's straight forward, it's on mobile that's always with me so no setting up on other devices and it's easy for both text and voice. Find me by the username "troyhunt.64".</p> <h2 id="keybase-and-public-pgp-key"><a href="https://keybase.io/troyhunt?ref=troyhunt.com">Keybase and public PGP key</a></h2> <p>I'm on Keybase with both my public key available and a bunch of identity proofs as well. If you absolutely must encrypt a message, use the key there.</p> <h2 id="telegram-troyahunt">Telegram: <a href="https://telegram.me/troyahunt?ref=troyhunt.com">@troyahunt</a></h2> <p>I'm also over there.</p> <h2 id="what-ill-definitely-respond-to">What I'll definitely respond to</h2> <p>I'm happy to make comments to media on any breaking security stories, I usually like to talk.</p> <p>Genuine queries about speaking at events will get a response, even if I can't accept the invite.</p> <h2 id="what-i-may-not-respond-to">What I may not respond to</h2> <p>I try and respond to technical queries but would prefer you try asking on Stack Overflow first.</p> <p>I probably won't respond to queries to check out your [insert awesome thing here] simply due to the volume of these requests I get.</p> <p>If your message doesn't explicitly look like it needs a response or it's vague or not clear what the purpose is, you may not hear back from me.</p> <p>If you're looking for data in a data breach (yes, even your own), <a href="https://www.troyhunt.com/no-i-cannot-share-data-breaches-with-you/">read why I won't be able to help you</a> before emailing me asking for data!</p> <h2 id="what-i-wont-respond-to">What I won't respond to</h2> <p>No, you cannot guest-post on troyhunt.com.</p> <p>No, I will not promote your infographic for you.</p> <p>No, I will not link to your [insert whatever you think is awesome here].</p> <p>No, contacting me and asking "Can I ask you a question?" is already a question and won't result in me responding with "Yes, I don't know what your other question is but ask me anyway".</p> <p>No, phrases like "I just wanted to bump this to the top of your inbox" and "maybe you didn't receive my earlier email" will not increase the likelihood of me responding - they guarantee you the opposite!</p> </section> </article> </main> <div class="content-sidebar"> <div class="widget sidebar-featured"> <h4 class="sidebar-featured-header">Troy Hunt</h4> <p>Hi, I'm Troy Hunt, 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