PC World - USA (2021-03)

MARCH 2021 PCWorld 91

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oming up with a strong, unique

password and storing it in a

browser or password manager

isn’t good enough. You need to

know if and when it was stolen in a password

breach, so you can act quickly enough to

change it before your personal information is

potentially compromised. Here’s how.

It’s been some time since the massive

Collections breaches of 2019 leaked literally

billions of email addresses and passwords to

the web (go.pcworld.com/blem), putting the

security of those accounts at risk. The

problem users faced at the time was a limited

number of ways to tell if they were actually at

risk. Now, there are many password

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How to tell if your password has

been stolen

These password monitors can help you find out. BY MARK HACHMAN

Here’s How

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