Computer Tricks and Secrets

Short answer: Go to haveibeenpwned.com , type in your email address, and it tells you which known data breaches included your details. If you show up in any breach, change that password everywhere you reused it and switch on two-factor authentication today. I have lost count of how many times a friend has messaged me in a panic asking "is my email hacked?" after seeing a weird login alert. The honest truth is that most people have some data floating around from an old breach, and that is fine as long as you react properly. In this guide I walk through the exact checks I run and the cleanup I do afterwards. What "hacked" usually means When I say an account was compromised, I normally mean one of two things. Either your password leaked in a bulk data breach of a website you used, or someone guessed or phished it directly. The first case is far more common. Companies get breached, the stolen username and password lists get traded online, and attackers try those sa...

Short answer: a cracked anti-keylogger is the most likely place to find a keylogger, so skip it. Real protection comes from built-in security plus a few habits, and two-factor authentication that makes a stolen password useless. Here is how keyloggers work and exactly how I defend against them. What a keylogger is and how it arrives A keylogger records what you type, aiming to capture passwords and card numbers. The vast majority arrive bundled with pirated software, cracks, and keygens, which is why this post used to be part of the problem. Avoiding cracked software removes your single biggest risk. Layer 1: keep Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Defender on Windows 10 and 11 detects and blocks common keyloggers automatically. Keeping it enabled and updated covers most threats without any extra software. Layer 2: two-factor authentication (the key defense) This is the non-obvious one. Even if a keylogger captures your password, two-factor authentication (2FA) means the attack...

Short answer: Facebook shows you every device and location currently logged into your account under Settings, so you can spot a stranger's session, log it out remotely with one tap, change your password, and turn on two-factor authentication to keep them out. Here is exactly where to look and how to lock things down. Step 1: See where you are logged in On the app or facebook.com, go to Settings & privacy > Settings > Password and security > Where you're logged in . You will see a list of every active session: device type, approximate location, and last active time. Anything you do not recognise, a strange city, an unknown phone, is a red flag. Step 2: Log out the intruder remotely Tap any suspicious session and choose Log out . You can also select Log out of all sessions to boot every device at once, then log back in only on your own. This instantly kicks out anyone else, even if they are active right then. Step 3: Change your password immediately If yo...