> Actually, "pwned" already sounds like something only those who "live and breath tech", to quote the article, would be expected to be familiar with. I work in

> Actually, "pwned" already sounds like something only those who "live and breath tech", to quote the article, would be expected to be familiar with. I work in academia and a recent weekly newsletter included an article about password security and included a link to HIBP. A few hours after the newsletter came out, we received an email from a faculty member asking what it meant that he had been "pawned" because the site said he had been. While it got a few private chuckles from us, I felt obligated to point out that outside of our circles, most people have probably never heard the techie-slang term "pwned" in their lives.