…is not what anyone wants to hear, but chances are it is true. We don’t know your specific situation, but with the all too regular reports of secure data breaches at all types of large companies, if you are online, you are at risk. Contact us now and we can help.
You can also be proactive all on your own: The best practice is to change your passwords regularly. In the meantime, you can also check the status of your secure information at “Have I Been Pwned?” (See note below.)
Click the link button below, enter your email address(s), and scroll down to see the list of services/data breaches that you have been exposed by:
A quick note on “Have I Been Pwned?”
First off, what the heck is “Pwned”? Like a lot of Internet slang, the term “pwned” is pretty silly. It is likely just a typo of the word “owned” and would be typically used in a smack-talk kind of way, particularly in the context of online video games. In other words, if you beat someone badly at a game, you owned them. Or in this case, “pwned” them. (Told ya it was pretty silly!)
Goofy name aside, the work they do is very serious and 100% legitimate. They are one of the leading resources on the topic of data breaches and if you search on Google for “data breach lookup” they will likely be right at the top of the results.
Click the link below to read more about H.I.B.P. and how the FBI works with them to get reports of new data breaches to the public quickly: