How should I interpret the results of password monitoring?

How should I interpret the results of password monitoring?

The report is interpreted as follows:

Headline:
Indicates from which source the information is exposed, e.g. Dropbox. If it says "Dark Web Password Database," it means that the information is exposed but the original source cannot be verified.

Source type:
How the information was exposed, e.g. breach

Name:
Same as the headline

Full name:
If the exposed information is linked to a person's full name

Username:
If the exposed information is linked to a username

Email:
Exposed email

Password:
If it says TRUE, the password has been exposed; if FALSE, the password is not exposed, only the other listed information.

Domain:
The domain to which the information is linked

Telephone:
If the exposed information is linked to a phone number

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