Know what a data breach means
The one thing worth doing when a company loses your details.
A breach is when a company holding your details has them taken — a copy of everything it knew about you.
One thing decides how much it matters: whether that password opens anything else.
Key points
- A breach means a company lost a copy of what it knew
- The password matters most: a reused one opens your other accounts
What to remember
- The work is not where the loss happened. It is everywhere else.
- A breach is as bad as the doors that password opens.
Try this
Think of the password you use in more than one place, and change it where it matters most.
Practice: Know what a data breach means. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.