ID-passwords of 300 crore users were stolen, know your account has not been hacked.

ID-passwords of 300 crore users were stolen, know your account has not been hacked.

 Cyber ​​news report working on digital security: Attempts to hack 1,500 crore accounts worldwide.  Annoyed by Ads?  Install Divya Bhaskar app to read news without ads

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 Cyber ​​news report working on digital security: Attempts to hack 1,500 crore accounts worldwide

 Be careful if you have Gmail, Netflix and LinkedIn accounts.  As many as 1500 crore accounts have been hacked.  Of these, data of more than 300 crore users has also been leaked.  Find out what to do if your account is hacked.

 Q. Which users' accounts have been hacked?

 According to Cyber ​​News, an attempt was made to hack the accounts of more than 1,500 crore users.  More than 300 crore IDs and passwords were stolen.  This is the biggest theft ever.  These details belong to Gmail, Netflix and LinkedIn users.  It has about 117 million users from Netflix and LinkedIn.  Worryingly, hackers have made the bulk of it online.

 Q. Has the risk of hackers doing data online increased?

 Currently, it also threatens the accounts of the remaining users.  Although hackers have made this data online, hackers can also hack other accounts with its help.

 Q. How can I receive our email, password?

 Many companies have users' emails, passwords, credit-debit card numbers and other details.  This information is obtained by hacking hackers or data thieves by hacking the data of different companies.  He can also buy this data from Darknet.

 Q. How do I know if my account has been hacked?

 For this, Cyber ​​News has created a tool working on data security and data leak cases.  This will let you know if the account has been hacked or not.  You can adopt this method for him.

 1. For that you have to go to the link https://cybernews.com/personal-data-leak-check/.  2. After that a page will open in which it will be written that check here whether your account has been hacked or not?  3. Enter the email you want to know if it has been leaked or not.  4. Then click on the check now option.  5. If your ID is not hacked, a message will appear on the screen that We haven't found your email among the leaked ones.  That means your account was not found in the hacked account.  6. If the account has been hacked this message will appear that Oh no!  Your email address has been leaked.  This means that your email account has been hacked.

 Q. What to do when an account is hacked?

 For that you have to adopt these 3 ways.

 1. If the account has been hacked, change the password of your account related to this email ID.

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 2. Make sure the password is strong and not used more than once.  If the password contains upper case, lower case, special character and number then it is considered as strong password.  That means it is less likely to be hacked.

 3. Use two-factor authentication, ie two levels of security, across all your accounts.  This will reduce the risk of hackers accessing your data even if your email is sometimes hacked.