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When a website or app you use online gets hacked and hackers leak your login and personal details online, we spot the leak and notify you.
Sometimes social media platforms, online services or web-based accounts get hacked and user data gets leaked online or gets stolen. Leaked data may include confidential information like username, password, location, contact information, and so on.
Ensure you regularly monitor your data for any potential leaks.
Note:
Immediately after activating the product and beginning its use, it will check the email address you registered with for any potential data leaks
Configuring Dark Web Monitoring
To configure Dark Web Monitoring, follow these steps:
- Open Quick Heal AntiFraud.
- On the left pane, navigate to Features > Dark Web Monitoring.
- Enter an email address and then click the Check button.
Ensure that you are using the email address that you frequently use to sign up with most of the organizations. You can search for other email addresses also.
The data leak report provides comprehensive details, including the date of the leak, the type of information compromised, the platform where the leak occurred, and the severity of the incident. Take the recommended actions and click Mark as Resolved once you have addressed the issue.
To search the data leaks, your device must be connected to the internet. In some cases, it may take some time to fetch the result. If the system fails to fetch the information on several attempts, contact the Quick Heal technical support.
Learn how to secure your data
If your data is leaked, do not panic. Securing your personal information is in your own hands. Take the following steps to make your personal information more secure.
Step 1
Set a strong password for the affected websites or services. If the same password was used in other places, change it immediately. Never re-use old passwords.
Step 2
Enable 2-factor authentication if available on those websites or services.
Step 3
Change the password of the impacted email address on its website or app.