It's likely that online services you use will, at some point, experience a data breach. When this happens, you might receive an email directly from the service provider or from our IT Risk Management Office.
NOTE: UD is notified when UD email accounts appear in online "data dumps".
If you receive a notification that your credentials have been exposed in a data breach, do the following:
- If the exposed password is used anywhere else, change it immediately.
- Turn on two-factor / multi-factor authentication for any online service that offers it to provide an additional layer of protection to your account.
- Visit haveibeenpwned.com and check for any breaches for your other email addresses or passwords. If a breach has occurred, change the passwords!
- Use unique passwords for accounts that store sensitive information (password manager applications are helpful in managing these).
- Beware of extortion and other social engineering scams that try to use "dumped" information to trick you.
- Check your billing and bank statements monthly to promptly identify suspicious charges.
- Visit annualcreditreport.com quarterly and review your credit report for free.