Determine if You've Been a Victim of Data Breaches

Posted: July 16, 2019

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="455"] Image: TechRepublic[/caption] Data breaches happen all the time. Some we hear about, but others happen without making the news or social media sites. So, how do you know if your personal data, including passwords, are compromised? Fortunately, there are resources that can help you determine if your information has been included in any data breaches. Once you know, you can take steps to protect yourself by changing your passwords or deleting unneccessary accounts. Lance Whitney, contributing writer to TechRepublic, shares several ways to see if you've been a victim of a data breach.

How to tell if any of your website passwords may have been hacked

If you're worried a password you use to log in to a site was leaked during a data breach, read about two websites and a Chrome extension that can alert you if this happens. Learning a website you use has been breached or hacked is alarming—you wonder if your personal data is at risk. But you also fear that your password may have been compromised, especially if the password you use for that site was a simple one that was easily hackable. Instead of wondering and worrying, you can check out a couple of websites and one Chrome extension that can tell you if a breach occurred at a site that you use or have used in the past. Read the entire article, How to tell if any of your website passwords may have been hacked, on TechRepublic.