Password Tips and Tricks: Nowadays, many news of data leaks are coming out. To avoid this, it is better to include special characters and numbers in your password. In the recent past, many cases of data leaks have come to light. Where hackers have easily stolen users’ data.
From instant messaging app WhatsApp to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), data has been leaked. As technology is advancing, hackers are also finding new ways to steal users’ data. Most people are not even aware that their data has been stolen. There are many ways to find out whether your data has been stolen or not. So let’s know about those methods.
The address will be known from HIBP website
You can find out if your data has ever been leaked by visiting the HIBP (Have I Been Pwned) site. To find this out, you will have to enter your email address. After that, if your email address has ever appeared in any leak, you will know about it through this site.
Use the Saved Passwords feature
If users use the web browser Google Chrome, then they can find out from the Saved Passwords feature whether any of your details have ever been leaked or not. For this, you have to go to the settings of Google Chrome and click on Advanced, then click on Passwords. After that, go to the Saved Passwords section and click on Compromised Passwords. Now you will see the list of those passwords which have ever been leaked.
You can also find out from the password manager
Some password managers give users the option to find out if their details have ever been leaked. After knowing this, you can make your password even harder. Keep in mind that you should always use the two-factor authentication feature. Apart from this, it is good to include special characters and numbers in your password.
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