Our News.
This is the place to report on current topics, events, and information related to the Identity Leak Checker project.
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More accessibility for the Identity Leak Checker
The Identity Leak Checker should be usable by everyone. That’s why we have thoroughly reworked the website to make it easily accessible, including for people with visual or motor impairments. This allows even more people to find out in a simple way whether their personal data is being traded on the web.
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Identity Leak Checker now also in English - Boost for global data security!
We are pleased to announce that the University of Bonn's Identity Leak Checker is now available in English. This extension opens up the possibility for an even larger global community to check their personal data for potential security vulnerabilities. With this, we are taking another important step towards a secure online environment.
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Identity Leak Checker Launch
Based on the EIDI project, the Leak Checker will be launched in May 2019. This is intended to enable interested users to find out in the simplest possible way whether any of their personal data is being traded on the web.
Articles on External News Sites.
- Berliner Zeitung: Hackerangriffe: Überprüfen Sie hier, ob Ihre Daten gestohlen wurden (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- Radio Bonn / Rhein-Sieg: Der Leak Checker der Uni Bonn ist seit fünf Jahren online (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- Rheinische Anzeigenblätter: Leack-Checker: Bonner Forschung macht digitale Risiken sichtbar (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- op-online.de: Rewe-Bonus: Zahlreiche Kunden schildern massives Problem – Supermarkt-Kette äußert sich (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- VNP Nordbayern.de: Massives Datenleck bei beliebten Vergleichsportalen (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- Polizei NRW Bonn: Bonner Polizei warnt vor neuer Masche im Phänomenbereich "Sextortion" (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- PCWorld: How to check whether your email address is being misused, and what to do next () (opens in a new tab)
- STERN: "Leak-Checker": Durch diese Software behalten Sie die Oberhand über Ihre Passwörter im Netz (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- WELT: So finden Sie heraus, ob Ihre Log-in-Daten gehackt wurden (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- ingenieur.de: Datenschutz: Geniale Software löst fatales Problem (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- General-Anzeiger Bonn: Bonner Universität hilft Online-Nutzern (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- t-online: "Xing-Mitglieder müssen dringend ihre Login-Daten ändern" (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- RND: "Passwörter abgegriffen: Xing warnt Nutzer vor Datenleck" (German, ) (opens in a new tab)
- Security Insider: "Betroffene korrekt über einen Identitätsdiebstahl informieren" (German, ) (opens in a new tab)