Ever wonder if your data was exposed in a data breach? Do you worry about who may have your social security number, driver’s license or credit card details? In many cases, the company involved in the data breach will send communications to its customers informing them that they were involved in a data breach. However, there are times where direct notification does not occur, and unfortunately people may go months left completely in the dark about their personal data exposure. 

But don’t fret about it. You can be proactive and search for this information online. There are tools available that give insight into which data breaches involved your personal data.

Have I Been Pwned

One of the best resources is https://haveibeenpwned.com. You can go to this website, enter your email address and perform a search. The website will provide a list of data breaches involving your data. The website will also show you which specific pieces of information were exposed if they have those details readily available. Many of the services offered on the website are free. 

DataBreach.com

You can also go to https://databreach.com and search for your personal information. The website provides a list of data breaches that you were impacted by based on your email address. This website shows specific data fields that were exposed in the data breach.

Bookmark these websites then make it a practice to perform data breach exposure searches once or twice a year.