Like when I read 3 Billion National Public Data Records with SSNs, Addresses Dumped Online, am I supposed to access that data dump or something to see if I got pwned? Are there equivalents to haveibeenpwned.com for this type of stuff? Any guides on what to do when these happen? I feel like I’m doomscrolling or watching the news, and feeling depressed about the world as a result because I should be doing something but I can’t or it seems like I can’t.
Even though I know better than to put such personal info online, but that doesn’t eliminate the odds of them getting into breaches like these, and having started to be careful about digital privacy has opened my eyes to the sad state of privacy.
This is exactly why that website exists. They’ll collect all that data also and then when you type in your info it will tell you if it was leaked in this or any other data breach. If it is, then you need to go change it.
The way to avoid this being a problem is to use a proper password manager and email alias.
Lots and lots of people get their email and password leaked online, and this is the same credentials they use on every website. So what happens? Someone gets that info and starts plugging it into banking, CC, Apple, Google accounts, etc.
If you use a an alias and a random password, they can only get into that one site.