A new website can check if your email address has been hacked (or in computer hacking jargon "pwned" or pawned)
It contains a whopping 2,603,061,788 breached accounts! Don't despair if you are in here.
Here's the URL - https://haveibeenpwned.com/ - A great service!
This site will check your email against a extensive list of data breaches including well the well publicized Linked-In, Yahoo, Sony hacks.
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It contains a whopping 2,603,061,788 breached accounts! Don't despair if you are in here.
Just change all you passwords now to recommended min length of 27. Memory device, year 2017 -> 27 for strong password length, 2018 -> 28, etc... Here's a good password generator - https://lastpass.com/ generatepassword.php[2]. Don't remember your passwords, use Kaspersky Password Manager[3] which sync across all your devices.
Check your local district to join class action lawsuits against these companies.
References
- ^ ttps://haveibeenpwned.com/ (haveibeenpwned.com)
- ^ https://lastpass.com/ generatepassword.php (lastpass.com)
- ^ Kaspersky Password Manager (usa.kaspersky.com)
