Most data breaches occur when a database gets hacked and account data is stolen. This typically happens when vulnerabilities are exploited by attackers. As a consequence, billions of login credentials have been leaked online. So your option now is to change all your passwords. Or you could simply secure your login credentials using the latest technology. Experts at AV-TEST have compiled the following best practices for consumer users, freelancers, and small business owners.
The darknet is awash with leaked datasets from major database hacks. Researchers of online security then compile the compromised data and categorize the login credentials in their research databases. “The Have I Been Pwned? database is one of the most famous resources for data breaches, and it is publicly accessible. Currently it contains login records of 17.5 billion compromised accounts from 972 sources of data breaches. Users can enter their e-mail and check whether their e-mail account appears in a database and if so, which data breach. Of course, the password won’t be listed; there is only an indication of whether or not it was also leaked”, explains Erik Heyland, Head of Testing Labs at AV-TEST. [...]Read more
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The darknet is awash with leaked datasets from major database hacks. Researchers of online security then compile the compromised data and categorize the login credentials in their research databases. “The Have I Been Pwned? database is one of the most famous resources for data breaches, and it is publicly accessible. Currently it contains login records of 17.5 billion compromised accounts from 972 sources of data breaches. Users can enter their e-mail and check whether their e-mail account appears in a database and if so, which data breach. Of course, the password won’t be listed; there is only an indication of whether or not it was also leaked”, explains Erik Heyland, Head of Testing Labs at AV-TEST. [...]Read more
The attached data can be used to create at-a-glance overviews or statistics of the test results, starting immediately (there is no embargo).
You are free to use the results as a basis for your own reviews, as long as a reference to "AV-TEST Institute" - with an active link to our website www.av-test.org - is given as source. Thank you!
The screenshots of all tested products, as well as older test results, can be downloaded at www.av-test.org/en/press/test-results/.
Would you like to make sure you automatically obtain the Institute's latest tests and research results? Simply register for our PRESS DISTRIBUTION LIST and you will receive all information automatically via e-mail.
