DEAR STEEMIAN HUNTERS:

In today`s technology generation, password breaches are rampant and continue to be in front of the news. You may be wondering if one your accounts online have been hacked.

Stay still! You will learn in this article the best sites you will use to check the security of your account.

Security sites combined all data from egregious sources – such as Pastebin, dark web forums, and individual leakers - that are usually used to obtain hacked data and information. The primary function of security sites is to employ data techniques and tricks in order to allow you to check if your login details have been compromised.

Take note! There are some security sites aim to collect emails and security information for future fraudulent attempts. So you must have to be VERY careful in choosing reliable breach tracking sites. For this reason, I gathered the following best and most trusted sites to use in checking if your security information is at risk.

Have I Been Pwned?

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Have I Been Pwned, launched and operates by security expert Troy Hunt, is one of the oldest and most popular security sites. It tracks down breaches, verifies its legitimacy, and takes important data that is needed when scanning your account consistently and accurately. The thing that makes Have I Been Pwned standout from others is that it allows you to check not only your email address, but also your domain names, usernames, and passwords.

Once you landed on the site, you will see the search bar and a list of current “Top 10 breaches”. To get started with checking your account, just type in your email address, domain names or passwords in the search bar. If your account found to be hacked, the site will alert you with different flags for sensitive and unverified breach, show you which of your security information was exposed and where the hacking incident occurred.

Hacked-Emails

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Hacked-Emails is similar to Have I been Pwned but it does not include scanning domain names, passwords, and username (only email address).

The site is very easy to use. You just write in your email address in the search bar and click enter. Hacked-emails check various sites and other nefarious resources which are commonplace for hacking. Then, it immediately updates its database.

When trying to check your email address on this site, you have to solve first the captcha to verify that you are human.

Sucuri`s Security Scanner

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Sucuri`s Security Scanner applies only for online businessmen and bloggers. This site focuses in scanning for website security vulnerabilities, bugs, malware and checking any signs of hacking attempts.

In addition, Sucuri`s Security Scanner offers more advanced security and malware removal services with a monthly fee that start at $16.66.

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So now that you learn the best security sites online, what will you do if you found out that one of your accounts has been exposed?

CHANGE YOUR LOGIN DETAILS. If possible, make a strong but not so complex password. Consider mixing it with upper and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters. Of course, it must be something you can remember easily.

That`s all for now. We will be tackling more about hacking in the future. 

Before you go, I want to thank you for taking the time to read my post.

The Red Fish,

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