Tips: If Your email Address is Breached

Forefox informed me that a company that had my email and password was breached. Here are suggestions Firefox recommended to address the sharing of my information:

What to do for this breach

We recommend you take these steps to keep your personal info safe and protect your digital identity.

• Change your password

• Make this password unique and different from any others you use. A good strategy to follow is to combine two or more unrelated words to create an entire passphrase.

• Update other logins using the same password

• Reusing passwords turns a single data breach into many. Now that this password is out there, hackers could use it to get in to other accounts.

• Use email aliases

Giving out your real email address makes it easier for hackers or trackers to find your passwords or target you online. A service like Firefox Relay hides your real email address while forwarding emails to your real inbox.

• Try Firefox Relay

• Set up two-factor authentication (2FA)

Many websites offer 2FA as an extra security measure. This requires another piece of information to log in to your account, such as a one-time code you receive via text.

See sites that offer 2FA

 

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