Stefán Jökull Sigurðarson

Honoured to have been accepted into the @microsoft.com MVP program for another year! 🥳 #MVPBuzz

We've been busy the last few weeks but it's finally here! Awesome to get this live!

Over 250.000 new passwords are now searchable in @haveibeenpwned.com Pwned Passwords API. This data was provided by law enforcement as part of Operation NOVA, an effort to disrupt the LabHost phishing platform. The data also updated counts for over 80.000 existing passwords.

Operation NOVA is a joint law enforcement operation, spanning several countries and law enforcement agencies. You can read the announcement from the RCMP here: rcmp.ca/en/news/2025...

Over 250.000 new passwords are now searchable in @haveibeenpwned.com Pwned Passwords API. This data was provided by law enforcement as part of Operation NOVA, an effort to disrupt the LabHost phishing platform. The data also updated counts for over 80.000 existing passwords.

I haven't written a blog post in a long time!

Bridging the Gap: The Future of Aspire

medium.com/@davidfowl/b...

Sticker Swap

At the #MVPSummit and want @haveibeenpwned.com stickers? You can find them at The Hub in Building 33 :)

Why Your Azure SQL DB Hyperscale Bill is Higher Than You'd Expect - Brent Ozar Unlimited® tl;dr: if you use Azure SQL DB Hyperscale’s auto-scaling, it’s probably not cutting your bill down because like SQL Server, Hyperscale doesn’t automatically relinquish memory, and it’ll be up to you t...

Was wondering why my blog was seeing increased traffic... turns out @brento.bsky.social decided to mention my HyperScale blog 😅 www.brentozar.com/archive/2025...

Happy MVP Summit fellow MVPs/RDs! Feel free to stop me in the hallways if you want to get some @haveibeenpwned.com stickers :) #MVPSummit

Oh and almost forgot, we also have singed sheep heads. Those are seasonal unfortunately...

Also, fermented shark and pickled rams balls. Not sure I'll get that easily through customs though...

I can do that :)

My first Summit! I'm excited :D Where shall I bring the beans?

Autoscaling Azure SQL HyperScale for better cost management Learn how Have I Been Pwned optimizes Azure SQL HyperScale cloud costs by dynamically scaling vCores and memory usage through automated scripts.

Azure SQL HyperScale is awesome and works wonders for
@haveibeenpwned.com. But it isn't perfect. We ran into some issues with how scaling in Azure SQL HyperScale works, so I decided to write a blog post about it.
stebet.net/autoscaling-...

New sensitive breach: Yesterday, Doxbin was breached by "TOoDA" and 136k email addresses and associated usernames were publicly leaked. 46% were already in @haveibeenpwned.com. Read more: x.com/vxundergroun...

Shout out to @charlottehunt.bsky.social and @stebet.net too 😊 www.itbrew.com/stories/2025...

Release v2.0.0-preview-4 · ZiggyCreatures/FusionCache ImportantThis is most probably the LAST PREVIEW of FusionCache V2, before going GA. All help is more than welcome since the main feature, Tagging, is an uber complex beast. WarningBecause of the M...

The preview-4 of FusionCache V2 is out 🥳

Most probably the very last preview before going GA, it contains:
Ⓜ️ better support for HybridCache by Microsoft
🆕 new AllowStaleOnReadOnly option
⚡ better serializers (thanks @stebet.net !)
ℹ️ better metadata

github.com/ZiggyCreatur...

Hello friends, I am looking for the next adventure. Not sure where the future will lead me, but I am excited for it. If you think we might do great things together, I am open to the conversation. I love building, connecting, coding, leading and producing.

So if I mention Bitcoin and Etherium, will I get the same awesome experience here as on Twitter where I get contacted through DMs by tons of scammer bots?

Reskeet with a banger pic of your dog.