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• December 5, 2014
Is Your Information Safe?
Have I Been Pwned finds out if your security has been compromised
It’s happened to Adobe. It’s happened to Snapchat. It’s happened to Forbes, Sony, and more.
When a site gets hacked, personal info gets leaked. So it’s time we posed the question: Have you been hacked?
There’s one way to find out, and that’s by checking the site Have I Been Pwned?
Started by software architect Troy Hunt, Have I Been Pwned (that’s Internet speak for “owned” or “dominated”) finds out if your information has been compromised in a breach. Simply provide your email (don’t worry, it doesn’t store anything) and it will give you the (hopefully good) news.
The site not only tells you if your personal info was leaked, but whether it’s been pasted elsewhere online, what site it was stolen from, and what data – email addresses, passwords, password hints usernames, you name it – was compromised.
If you want to be kept up to date, the site can notify you if you get hacked.
Stay safe.
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