Hackers use these "dorks" to build databases of leaked credentials. They then use —taking the username and password found in a log and trying it on other sites, assuming the user reuses their password. How to Protect Yourself
This is the "silver bullet" of the query. It filters results to only show .log files. Logs are typically used by systems to record events, but if misconfigured, they can record login attempts, session IDs, and errors in raw text. allintext username filetype log password.log facebook
| Component | Meaning | |-----------|---------| | allintext: | Google (or Bing) operator requiring all following words to appear in the body of the page/file. | | username | The word "username" must appear in the file. | | filetype:log | Restrict results to files with the .log extension. | | password.log | The filename must be exactly password.log or contain that string. | | facebook | The word "facebook" must appear in the file. | Hackers use these "dorks" to build databases of