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Apr 4, 2021 · To check if the Facebook leak included your email address, you can visit Have I Been Pwned and enter your email address in the search field. Once you click the 'pwned?' button, a list of all the ...
Apr 5, 2021 · But a third-party website, haveibeenpwned.com, makes it simple to check by inputting your email. For now, it just checks if your email was among those stolen. That’s a pretty big catch: Although ...
Apr 6, 2021 · One well-known site that tracks data breaches is Have I Been Pwned. Just follow the link to the site and put in your email address or phone number. You will find out not only if you’ve been part ...
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By Harry Domanski
published 6 April 2021
Find out if you were affected in the Facebook data breach
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Over the last few days, it's been revealed that the personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users around the globe has been leaked online.
If you've found yourself victim to this recent Facebook breach, or any other, it's recommended that you change your passwords to the affected account and any other account associated with the email address.
For additional security, a password manager service can be useful in making and securely storing particularly strong and unique passwords that are unlikely to be guessed.
Whether or not your details show up in the above site's search tool, it's a good idea to practice strong online security either way, and institute two-factor authentication (2FA) in any online service that offers it, ensuring that you'll need a second security check (such as a message sent to your phone) in order to access your account or change your details.
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Apr 7, 2021 · Here’s how to check. Checking if your account is part of this breach is easy: Head to Have I Been Pwned to check if your phone number is part of the leak. If your phone number appears in the leak results, then you’ve been compromised as part of the recent Facebook breach. You can also use Avast's Hack Check tool to monitor your email ...
Apr 5, 2021 · In April 2021, a large set of Facebook user data was published on the Internet. The data included information on 533 million Facebook users and included dates of births, email addresses, phone numbers, geographic locations, names, or genders. Not all of the data was complete, but about 2.5 million accounts had their email addresses leaked along ...
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Apr 7, 2021 · April 7, 2021. AP. The news: The personal data of 533 million Facebook users in more than 106 countries was found to be freely available online last weekend. The data trove, uncovered by security ...
