How To Check If Your Account Passwords Have Been Leaked Online and Protect Yourself From Future Leaks

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Published on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:00:15 GMT Indexed on 2012/09/30 15:41 UTC
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Security breaches and password leaks happen constantly on today’s Internet. LinkedIn, Yahoo, Last.fm, eHarmony – the list of compromised websites is long. If you want to know whether your account information was leaked, there are some tools you can use.

These leaks often lead to many compromised accounts on other websites. However, you can protect yourself by using unique passwords everywhere – if you do, password leaks won’t be a threat to you.

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