Highlights
- 22 crore passwords leaked
- Your password got leaked too!
- Very easy way to check
The NCA said that over 225 million passwords that it has recovered will be donated to the database of ‘Have i been pwned’ (HIBP). Let’s say ‘Have i been pwned’ is a free online service that allows anyone to check whether their password or email id has been leaked?
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Officials said in an official statement that “NCCU’s Mitigation@Scale team has spotted potentially compromised credentials (email and associated passwords) in a cloud storage service. These stolen passwords have been linked to the website ‘Have i been pwned’ This will be shared so that you will be able to check whether your password has been leaked or not.
If your password is leaked, you will need to change it immediately and set a strong password. A strong password is made up of special characters, numbers, alphabets, etc. It must be more than 8 characters. Check it out by following the steps given below.
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step 1: To check if your password has been compromised, visit the ‘Have i been pwned’ website or click on https://haveibeenpwned.com/.
Step 2: Go to the Password tab.
Step 3: Enter the password to check if your password has been hacked. The website also allows you to check if your email id has been leaked. You just enter the ID and ‘pwned?’ Click on the button. If your ID is leaked, you will be given a warning.
Similarly, you can also check whether your phone number has been leaked or not. Just enter 10 digit mobile number and click on pwned option.
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