Check to See if Your Email Address has been Compromised in a Data Breach with 'haveibeenpwned?'

There is one excellent way to check and see if your email addresses have been compromised by a data breach.

Go to: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Simply enter your email address into the search bar and click "pwned?"

It will then search for your email address amongst the companies that have been data breached, and will come back with the results from the various companies that have been breached.

The older your email is, and how many websites you have registered it on are factors. Registering on more websites equal more risk.

Editor's note: This blog and author have not received any form of compensation nor have any relationship with https://haveibeenpwned.com - it is simply a useful tool to check and see if your email addresses have been compromised. If they have, it is recommended that you change your passwords immediately, and enable 2-factor authentication if that feature is available. 2-factor authentication is available for Microsoft and Yahoo! email accounts. Taking this security measure will keep you safe from the latest "Hacked Account" Blackmail Spam that is increasing in frequency.