It is not a big deal that you too have become a part of Facebook data breach. You can find out this very easily, know what is the way of this…
Facebook data breach
You will be well acquainted with Facebook data breach. If not, then we will tell you. In fact, 5 of the more than 500 million users of social media platform Facebook owned by Mark Zuckerberg were leaked on the hacking site. In this, users from 106 countries including India were involved. According to the information received, there are about 6 million Indian users whose details have been leaked.
The leaked data included people’s mobile number, name, location, Facebook ID, email address and even date of birth. This thing is surprising and disturbing to the Facebook users. It is obvious that after this incident of data leak, most of the users are scared that their details have not been leaked too? It is not a big deal that you too have become a part of this data breech. You can find out this very easily, know what is the way of this…
Are you part of the Facebook data breech?
According to a report by The Verge, there are two ways to find out which are really effective. In the first method, you will need your email ID which is connected to Facebook, while in the second method your phone number will be required. In the first way, you have to go to the website “Have I Been Pwned”. Here you have to enter your email id. If you have been a victim of this data breech, then you will get the details of all your information leaked here, and if you survive this breech, then its results will also be shown.
One good thing about this site is that it also tells whether your leaked email id was used on another site. It also recommends the methods that you can use to protect yourself on the Internet.
In another way, another website called “The News Each Day” can be used. Your Facebook data does not come under Breach. To go about it, you have to go to the site and enter your phone number. The website specifically talks about the recent Facebook data breach and lets people see if they too were involved in it.
Use of strong password is necessary
Let us know that there are just a few ways to know whether you have been part of the data breech or not. If you are, then you should use strong password or password manager. You can activate two-factor verification for an extra layer of security and use a biometrics password.
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