Now featuring dark web monitoring, the security dashboard will actively scan the corners of the internet for instances of the user’s details being compromised, and alert them instantly if information is breached. The company also shared information about the price your data can fetch on the dark web. With its dark web monitoring, LastPass will check usernames and email addresses against databases of breached credentials, and alert the user if their information is found. This alert comes in the form of an email, as well as a message within LastPass itself, and lets the user know exactly what details have been exposed, and for which sites, prompting the user to change them immediately, thereby minimizing any danger. Dark web monitoring is available now for all pay-tier subscribers – that’s the LastPass Premium, Families and Business packages. According to LastPass, over 9.7 billion data records have been breached since 2013, and 86% of those surveyed stated that they had no way of knowing if their personal data was available on the dark web. The company put a price on the sort of data that is stolen, and how much it can go for on the dark web:
Credit card and social security numbers go for between $1 – $110Medical records are worth up to $1,000Passports are highly sort after, commanding up to $2,000
While these statistics are alarming, it’s possible to minimize the risks of your data being sold by using a password manager, especially one like LastPass that offers monitoring and real time alerts. To benefit from dark web monitoring and ensure you know exactly where your data is, and that it remains safe, try Lastpass Premium today. It’s free for 30 days.
