Your password is online gold! It's the major firewall between hackers and your life. It protects your bank, medical, and social media accounts.
Cybercriminals never rest, from health insurance providers to online ticket services, data breaches have become a regular part of life. Your password is online gold! It's the major firewall between hackers and your life.
It protects your bank, medical, and social media accounts. Remember that Ticketmaster and AT&T data breach last year? Hundreds of millions of profiles were stolen. So, how do you check if your password was included in those hacks? Well, here's some news you can use! Nina Pineda ran her email through it and it was part of 12 breaches! They included ones from ticket-fly, the park-mobile app, and Home Chef.7 On Your Side teamed up with Social Catfish, a California-based cybersecurity company, and had them do a deep dive using only her name. The results came fast and made Nina Pineda furious. "Literally in four minutes, Nina, I was able to find your email and password that you've used in the past. You may even currently use it," said David McClellan, from Social Catfish.The search results were a wake-up call!"Wait a minute, that's my cell!" Pineda said. So, how do you punch back and avoid getting hacked? First, try searching for yourself online. If your email and personal information pop up in Google Chrome, click the three dots.- Then "It shows my personal contact info"Here's how to create a really secure password. McClellan recommends you start with a random short phrase as a password, like "I love the sun", something you can remember.Mix in some symbols like a dollar sign and exclamation point. Finally, capitalize a few of the words and viola, you've created a major firewall and upped your online security.Do you have an issue with a company that you haven't been able to resolve? If so, 7 On Your Side wants to help you! Fill out the form below or email your questions, issues, or story ideas by filling out the form below or by emailing
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