Breach IQ - which personal info

Corktown

Hello

I received a breach notice that my email, phone, etc was exposed. Is there a way to see specifically (eg my actual email and phone number) which info is exposed?

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/103792/breach-iq-which-personal-info

Kindly check your email on the website Have I Been Pwned ( https://haveibeenpwned.com/ ), which maintains the largest collection of user data breaches associated with various companies.

The website will inform you if your email address was involved in any known data breaches and will identify the affected companies. If you recognize any of the breached services, it is recommended to change the password associated with that account as a precautionary measure.

Kindly note that even after updating your password, your email will still appear in the breach database, as it remains part of the historical breach records. However, there is no cause for concern—taking timely action to update your credentials helps ensure your account remains secure.

Regards

Alexandru_BD

To add here, there are legitimate concerns when personal information is compromised in a data breach, because the leaked information may end up in the wrong hands. It is of course recommended to secure your accounts, change passwords, adopt multi-factor authentication and the lot, but there's one more thing you need to pay attention to in the future: when your contact information is exposed (e.g., phone number, email, or street address), you’re likely to be contacted by criminals pretending to be a trusted authority to obtain even more private data to commit more targeted fraud, or you may experience an increased amount of spam emails or targeted phishing attempts, so it's always a good idea to remain vigilent.

The harsh reality is that there's no way to remove the leaked data once it's out there, because you have no control over the information that was leaked in the breach.