Easily Check if Your Email Was Part of a Data Leak — Free & Legit!
You can check for a data leak for FREE, thanks to Have I Been Pwned?
Does the recent data leak have you wondering how you can track your personal info? You can jump over to HaveIBeenPwned.com to enter your email address and find out if it’s been exposed in a data leak… for FREE!
All you have to do is head here, enter your email address (you can use it as many times as you need to), and it will tell you if that email has any leaks – easy peasy!
If there is a leak, what should you do? It’s simple, you’ll want to:
- Change your password on those websites
- Use strong and unique passwords
- Use a password manager
- Wherever possible, enable two-factor authentication
This site was created by Troy Hunt, who fell victim to a data breach himself so he created a way to keep track of breaches and if you’ve been affected!
Never reuse passwords or variants of passwords. Always use multifactor authentication if its available. Put a freeze on tiur credit with every credit bureau. And never store passwords in yiur browser – they are very easy to steal.
Thanks for sharing these helpful tips! 💕