How to check if Facebook password is hacked or not
Many people often have the habit of using one password for many accounts, which will increase the risk of you being attacked. Because if your password is leaked, cybercriminals can find out your other accounts such as Facebook, Gmail, banks...
Check if your password has been leaked
To check if your password has been leaked, you can visit the website https://haveibeenpwned.com/. This is a place to aggregate leaked data (including login names and passwords) from cyber attacks, the dark web...
Leaked email addresses will display a red warning. Photo: HUYEN VAN
All you need to do is enter your email address in the blank field and wait for the verification process to complete. For example, as shown below, your account was found to be on a spam list that was leaked in January 2017. If you want to be notified of future leaked email addresses or usernames, you can click the “Notify me when I get pwned” link.
In addition, users can also check for leaked passwords by accessing https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords, entering the corresponding password and clicking pwned?. If the password is leaked, the website will immediately display and list the number of times it appears, of course, you can check multiple times for other passwords.
Check for password leaks of important accounts. Photo: HUYEN VAN
Note, if an important password is leaked, you should change it immediately. At the same time, install additional password management applications such as LastPass, 1Password... and use different passwords for accounts. Enabling two-factor authentication will help minimize attacks from hackers even if the password is leaked.
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