How to check if your account was compromised in a data breach?

Haveibeenpwned it’s a website that allow you to check if your email account has been compromised in a data breach and leaked online.

What does mean data breach?

A "breach" is an incident where a site's data has been illegally accessed by hackers and then released publicly. Review the types of data that were compromised (email addresses, passwords, credit cards etc.) and take appropriate action, such as changing passwords.

How to check if my email was compromised in a data breach?

Type your email address into that search box and then click the button “pwned?” If your account is compromised in a data breach you will see red page, otherwise a green page.

Red page : Compromised Account




Green Page: Not Compromised Account



Also, they offer a great feature that notify you via email, if your account has been compromised.To use that feature, you need to subscribe to “Notify me” and type your email address, that you want to receive the future notifications.