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14 crore Gmail accounts breached! Has your password been leaked? Check immediately like this

Samira Vishwas | January 29, 2026 7:24 PM CST

Data Leak Check: According to information, approximately 14.9 crore email IDs and their passwords are publicly available on the internet. However, this is not the result of any fresh cyber attack or server hacking of any particular company.

Data Leak Check: Recently, amidst the increasing incidents of cyber crime and online fraud, a big news has created a stir in the tech world. According to the information, about 14.9 crore email IDs and their passwords are publicly available on the internet. However, this is not the result of any fresh cyber attack or server hacking of a particular company, but a compilation of old data leaked from various websites and apps over the years.

Hackers have created a huge database by combining the data of old thefts, due to which users of popular platforms like Gmail, Facebook, Instagram and Netflix are extremely worried about their privacy.

What is the danger to you?

If your email and passwords were exposed in a previous data breach and you use the same password everywhere, hackers can try it on other accounts, a process called ‘credential stuffing’. What this means is that the real weakness in security is not in any one website, but in your habit of repeating passwords.

How to know whether data is leaked or not?

You can use ‘Have I Been Pwned’ to find out whether your data has been leaked or not.
This website has been created by global cyber security expert Troy Hunt.
To find out the data leak, first you have to open it.
After opening it you will have to enter your email in it.
If your data has been leaked, this website will tell you immediately.
Let us tell you that using this website is completely free and easy.
This website will tell you from which website your data has been leaked.
Also in which year the breach occurred.
Apart from this, the website will also tell whether your password has also been leaked or not.

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What to do if data is leaked?

Immediately change the password of the website from which the data has been leaked.
If you are using the same password on other sites, update them immediately.
Make a rule for the future that you will keep a separate and unique password for each platform.
Quickly turn on 2-Step Verification on all accounts to add another layer of security.
For your convenience, use professional tools like 1Password, which help you create and remember secure passwords.