100 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2021GUIDE TO PC SECURITY
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oming up with a strong, unique
password and storing it in a
password manager or browser
isn’t good enough. You need to know if
and when your password was stolen in a
password breach, so you can act quickly
enough to change that password before
your personal information is potentially
compromised. Here’s how.These monitors can help you find out. MARK HACHMAN reports
How to tell if your
password has been stolen
It’s been some time since the massive
Collections breaches of 2019 leaked
literally billions of email addresses and
passwords to the web, 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 monitoring services that will