Data breach is not an unusual event in the world of the internet though it still does not lessen the seriousness of such incidents. Recently AT&T an American telecommunication company acknowledged the 2019 data leak. As per the report Customer names, home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers were part of the leaked data. Similar events have been reported and some are still waiting to be acknowledged. One such largest dataset of leaked credentials named COMB(Combination of Many Breaches) was leaked to the public in 2021. It contains over 3.2 billion credentials combined from various other breaches over the years.
Now you might be asking why the credentials have been made public? This tool makes it easy to search for leaked usernames and passwords, so if you find your credentials, it was leaked and exposed to hackers. This means you need to change the password immediately and enable two-factor identification. This tool is available on proxynova.com. Apart from this Google can also be helpful to find if your info is found in breaches. Google’s “dark web report” scans to check if a user’s Gmail address is appearing on the dark web and also recommends steps that the user can take to ensure its security. It is exclusive to selected regions though.
