Have I been hacked? Find out now

Getting hacked is a real danger to the modern-day online user. Malware, phishing scams, and data sniffing are some of the ways bad actors can get their hands on data.

Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to know that your personal information has leaked online. Large companies are often late to inform their users about data breaches, which can have undesirable consequences such as identity theft, fraud, or financial loss. Some signs that you’ve been hacked include:

• You can’t access some of your online accounts.

• Unrecognized credit card changes.

• You receive odd emails.

You can also check whether any of your personal information has been exposed in a data breach with the help of our Data Breach Scanner.

If you believe you have been hacked or a company that is hosting your account has been hacked, there are a few things you should do right away:

• Immediately change the passwords for all your online accounts, especially if you have reused passwords.

• If any of the accounts had credit card information or other financial data, contact the appropriate authorities.

Once cybercrooks have your data at their disposal, there’s a lot that they can do with it. For instance, just by having an email address, cybercrooks can set out on a targeted phishing attack designed to get more of your data. In cases when bad actors are able to get their hands on your passwords, all of your online accounts could be in danger of getting hacked.

Passwords are your first line of defense when it comes to online security. Having a strong, complex password is essential, yet coming up with one is not easy. The NordPass Password Generator is a great way to create strong passwords on the go. The next step to ensure your passwords are stored securely is using a password manager like NordPass.

The dark web is a network of unindexed web content. The activity on the dark web is completely anonymous thanks to a number of intricate routing and encryption techniques. The dark web cannot be accessed via conventional browsers — it requires the use of the Tor browser, which is specifically designed for anonymous browsing.

Dark web monitoring is a service that looks for your information by searching places on the dark web where information is traded and sold. If your information is found on the dark web, you are notified.

The easiest and quickest way to find out whether any of your information is on the dark web is by using the NordPass Data Breach Scanner.