So, whenever your credentials are leaked, you can quickly take the appropriate measures. If it says you are safe, for now, then you can opt for the ‘notify me’ option. Using your email address, you can check if your account has ever been a victim of a data breach. The site now has 8,513,925,254 email addresses, which were revealed in data breaches. It started with information on data breaches from a handful of businesses. The Adobe systems breach that occurred in October 2013, revealing 153 million accounts was the impetus for this website. It was created back in December 4th, 2013. Security expert Troy Hunt created this website so that you and I could know if and when our accounts have been part of a data breach and leaked into the dark web. The website, haveibeenpwned, is a treasure trove dump of breached accounts.
This might leave you feeling irritated if you’re not a good sport about it.īut if you ever end up asking yourself, “Have I been Pwned?”, then there is so much more at stake. If you were just a pawn in a game of chess, then you were probably manipulated by your opponents. By Preethi Anchan Cyber Security November 15, 2019
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