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As news reports听regularly听indicate,听cyber attacks听on听businesses worldwide are听becoming increasingly frequent and severe.听These incidents often result in data breaches, causing the exposure and/or theft of听users鈥� personal information, such as passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information.听听

Although听online service providers听have an obligation听to ensure that users鈥� transactions and data are听secure,听each of us is听still听responsible for听protecting our听login credentials and personal information听to the听best of our ability.听听Unfortunately,听even following the rules perfectly may not prevent听you听from being breached.听

By following cybersecurity best practices, you can minimize the likelihood of your account being听individually听breached. If this does occur,听you can听help听minimize the听damage听by following several recommended steps.听

Why is your information valuable?听听

Cyber attackers听can听inflict听significant damage听using听minimal information. 听For example,听many people听use听their email听address听听as听a听password听recovery mechanism for other accounts.听If听your听email address听was hacked,听a criminal can potentially听reset your other听accounts鈥櫶齪asswords听and make purchases in your name.听They may also be able to access your private communications听on social media and target your friends and family听for similar purposes.听听

Stolen credentials听can听potentially听yield huge听financial听gains, so it鈥檚 not surprising that they听mean听big business:听听reveals the growing market on the听听for breached听login data.听

What is听鈥楬ave I Been鈥疨wned (HIBP)?鈥櫶齛nd how is it useful?鈥�听

As mentioned earlier, even if you are vigilant in protecting your account data, be aware that no form of protection is 100% guaranteed, and the websites you听frequent听may still fall victim to an attack.听听

In 2021, the average person听can听own between 30 to 100 different accounts 鈥� so it is听possible听that some of them may become compromised at some point through no fault of your own.听听

The website听鈥�(or听HIBP, with "Pwned"听pronounced听either听"pawned鈥� or 鈥減oned") allows Internet users to check whether their personal data has been compromised by鈥痙ata breaches.听听

The service collects and analyzes information about billions of leaked鈥痑ccounts and鈥痑llows users to search for their own information by entering their username or email address. Users can also sign up to be notified if their email address听appears in future听discovered听breaches.听听

HIBP is a valuable resource for Internet users wishing to safeguard their personal information and security.听

I found my account on HIBP. Now what?鈥�听

If your email address appears on HIBP:听

• Replace听the password(s) of the account(s) specified.听听

• Also reset the passwords of your other accounts if they were using the same password as the one(s) that were听compromised and听ensure that they are unique.听听

• Enable 2FA听for any accounts that听support this method of authentication.听听

Note:听,鈥痠f your email address was not found it does not necessarily mean that听it听has not听been compromised in another breach:听"Absence of evidence is not evidence of听absence".听听

While the听HIBP听website is a valuable tool,听it likely听contains听only听a small percentage of all breaches that have ever happened.听Furthermore,听you may not be aware that a breach has taken place until听well after it has听occurred, since听in some cases听HIBP may not obtain this information听until months听later.听In addition to checking HIBP regularly, it is strongly recommended that you remain mindful of the information stored and collected by your various accounts and听protect听these听by following cybersecurity听best practices:听

• Use听your UU直播 password听ONLY for your UU直播 account.听听

• Create听strong, unique听passwords听for all your accounts.听

• 贰苍补产濒别听Two-factor authentication (2FA)听on听your UU直播 account.听听

• Minimize the amount of听information听you store听on ecommerce sites where you have an account听鈥� you never know how secure these sites truly听are.听听

How does UU直播鈥檚 Information Security team keep you safe?鈥�鈥�听

In addition to promoting best cybersecurity practices,听UU直播鈥檚听Information Security听(InfoSec)听team听in IT Services听monitors听and听identifies听imminent听cyber听threats to听the University鈥檚 data and听network,听thus enabling听the听timely prevention听of听attacks.听听In fact, in听2020鈥痑鈥痶hreat intelligence service听was launched听that鈥疷U直播 and听other organizations now use to proactively鈥痵afeguard against cyber threats.听Learn more about听UU直播鈥檚听Threat听Intelligence听service.

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We recommend听subscribing to听HIBP鈥檚 notification service听(see details below) and听following听best cybersecurity practices.听

To use听HIBP:听

• Go to听听and enter your听email address to see if it has been in a previous breach.听听

• To be notified of future breaches involving your email address, sign up to receive email notifications.听If you use multiple email accounts, we recommend signing up for all of them.听听听

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If your UU直播 password has been compromised:听

• Follow the steps in听the IT Knowledge Base article听.听

• Stay vigilant: Do听not reuse听your UU直播 password for any other account and follow听.听

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