How to check if you have stolen information?

It would not be wrong to say that the Internet is an endless information world. However, as internet users increase, new cybercriminals are also emerging. Due to the increase in cyber crimes, data stealing incidents on the internet have also increased considerably in recent years. So how do you check if you have stolen information? Here are the details…

How to check if you have stolen information?

Developed by Troy Hunt, who is known for his social assistance in security issues, Have I Been Pwned? It is possible to control your stolen information with the site. In fact, this site, which checks whether your information has been seized or not, announced that it had made an agreement with the Turkish government at the end of 2021.

Today, Have I Been Pwned? The website can only provide you with your e-mail and phone number, which information was stolen from you. So how do we find out if your information has been stolen?

First of all, we need to enter an e-mail address or a phone number to query whether we have stolen information. So let’s check step by step.

1. First of all Have I Been Pwned? login to the site.
2. After entering the site, write your e-mail address or phone number as in the picture above.
3. After typing your informationpwned?Click the ” button.

In this way, you can find out whether the information you have written has been stolen. If your knowledge was stolen Oh no – Pwned! You will get a result like

There is a little information just below the result. In this notice “Data breaches“while telling how many platforms the information was leaked from, “Pastes” indicates the number of publicly published sites of your stolen information.

In addition, it is possible to see where and how our stolen information was leaked. You have to scroll down a bit for this information.

For example, the data registered to the email address we tested was leaked from IDC Games and Wattpad sites. While e-mail address, password and username information were stolen from the IDC Games site, it was leaked from the date of birth to the password, name-surname information and IP address from the Wattpad site. In addition, additional information is included.

My information was stolen, what should I do?

Your data may have been stolen, too. In this case, what you need to do is quite simple.

1. When you scroll down a little after querying the site, you can see the sites that leaked your data.
2. First, check your accounts on those sites and change your account password.
3. Then, for your security, you should change your e-mail account accounts and your information on other sites.
4. In addition, we recommend that you no longer use your stolen information.

So, has your data been stolen? And from which sites was it leaked? Do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments section.