3 ways to find out if your passwords are being sold on the Dark Web – Komando

Hackers can make a ton of money by selling your private information on illegal forums. Its possible that your passwords are being sold on the Dark Web right now. Thats why you should run a cybersecurity check now and then.

Sadly, no amount of prevention can save you from a security breach. Hackers could breach a company you have an account with, exposing millions of private records. Tap or click here for a survival guide to follow after hackers compromise your data.

First, though, youll want to confirm whether or not youre in danger. Thats where this helpful guide comes in. Follow this three-step strategy to make sure youre safe.

Luckily, there are a lot of free resources in your toolkit. These can help if youre Googling, Find out if my password has been compromised or How to find out if my password was stolen.

Hunting down stolen information can be difficult. You need to take a few extra steps to access the Dark Web. For example, you might need a Tor browser, which reroutes your internet traffic for maximum privacy.

The Dark Web is full of non-indexed websites. In other words, standard search engines cant find them, so they wont appear in common search results. Most of us spend our time on the surface web, which refers to websites you can discover through standard search engines.

Luckily, some of the tricks in this article will help you. Lets start with a helpful resource that can store your passwords and keep you safe.

You probably know that password managers are a database for your important accounts. Kim says you should create strong, original, hard-to-guess passwords for all your accounts. Tap or click here for a few ways to craft an impenetrable password.

Theres just one complication. When you create a new password for every account, it can be hard to remember them all. Password managers are a handy place to store unique account credentials. With this one-stop-shop, you have all your passwords in one place.

But these programs are more than simple storage spaces. Some password managers can even monitor the Dark Web. They can alert you to take action and protect your organization.

In addition to password managers, you can check out tools that search the Dark Web for you. This way, you dont have to download a Tor Browser and do your own digging. You can also check out this list of 10 free Dark Web scanners that still work in 2022.

If you think hackers stole your password, check out CyberNews checker. Its the largest data leak checker available. You need an email address to use it.

Tap or click here to see how this tool can help you. Or you can stay here for some quick tips. Enter it into this search tool and it will see if any recent breaches revealed your email address:

Security breaches can expose different data points. Hackers can collect the data points from separate breaches and connect them. Thus, they build a profile of you.

Thats why systems like CyberNews checkerare so helpful. Here, you can see which breaches exposed your data. And since this is the most extensive data leak checker you can use, its a great place to start.

Heres another great way to see if your passwords are being sold. This security breach tracker has been around for a while.

Enter your email address into this online database. Then, it reveals which data breaches involve your data.

HaveIBeenPwned covers over 11 billion stolen records. Protect yourself by checking to see if your data was pwned. Sites like this help you arm yourself with knowledge.

Once you know a data breach hurt you, you can start mitigating the damage. But you cant do that if you dont know youre in danger. Tap or click here to see if your information has been exposed.

You cant stop hackers from breaching your bank. So if a security breach hits your financial institution, you should change your passwords. But hackers can get your secrets from more than just data breaches.

Cybercriminals will often hit you with complex phishing scams. Theyll say something like, Click this link for a discount. Its easy to click on a misleading link only to download malware onto your device.

A single misclick can compromise your passwords. Thats why you need a strong antivirus program at your side. We recommend our sponsor, TotalAV.

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