Shields you with all-round security for your browsing, devices, and identity.
- Alert: monitor data leaks
- VPN: surf safely online
- Antivirus: armor your devices
- Alternative ID: protect your identity
- Clean Web: block ads & pop-ups
Password leak monitoring
- Monitor passwords linked to your email address
- Know when breached credentials put your accounts at risk
- Change compromised passwords before they’re exploited
What happens when your password is leaked?
A password leak means your login credentials were exposed in a data breach, usually through a compromised website, a stolen database, or malware that harvests user credentials from infected devices. Leaked passwords rarely stay in one place — attackers test them across hundreds of sites via credential stuffing. The risks multiply with every account that shares the same password.
Once your password is out there, attackers can use it to break into multiple accounts, potentially leading to:
Account takeover
Attackers log in to your email, banking, or social media accounts using leaked credentials and lock you out.
Identity theft
Identity thieves use your exposed personal data to open accounts in your name, redirect payments, or file fraudulent claims.
Financial loss
Compromised passwords for payment platforms or banking apps can lead to direct monetary damage.
Comprehensive identity theft protection goes beyond securing a single account, helping you monitor for future breaches and act before attackers do.
Check whether your password has been exposed
Surfshark’s Data Leak Checker scans known data breaches to find out if your email address — and its password — have been exposed. Here’s how the free tool works:
1. Enter your email address: add the email you want to check.
2. Get your results: see which breaches exposed your information.
3. Secure affected accounts: change leaked passwords before they’re exploited.
Note: Surfshark’s Data Leak Checker doesn’t check for standalone passwords. It checks whether your email address appears in breach databases and alerts you if those breaches included passwords associated with your email.
What to do if your password has been compromised
The window between a data breach and attackers exploiting stolen passwords is narrow. Take these steps if you suspect your password appeared in a data leak.
1. Change your password
Update the password on every related account. Create something completely different with at least 12 characters, numbers, symbols, and mixed uppercase and lowercase letters.
2. Enable 2FA
2FA (Two-factor Authentication) adds a second verification step beyond your password. Even if someone has your stolen credentials, they can’t log in without that second factor. Use an authenticator app rather than SMS codes.
3. Monitor your accounts
Check for suspicious activity like unfamiliar logins, password reset attempts, or changes you didn’t make. If you notice anything, secure the account immediately and contact the service provider.
Monitor for future password leaks with Surfshark Alert
Surfshark Alert continuously monitors your email addresses for new leaks. If a known data breach exposes passwords or other personal data linked to those addresses, you receive an alert with the exposure details.
Monitor multiple email addresses from a single dashboard — here’s how:
1. Get Surfshark
Choose your preferred pricing plan and subscribe. Alert is available in the Surfshark One and One+ bundles.
2. Add your email addresses
Go to the Surfshark web app and add your email addresses. Each is checked against databases of known breaches.
3. Take action
Get notified when your information appears in a new breach and follow the recommended steps to secure your accounts.
Get early warnings so you can change leaked passwords and lock down affected accounts before they’re exploited.
Why choose Surfshark?
Password leaks are one threat to your privacy, but they’re not the only one. Surfshark brings together multiple tools to help you stay protected on every front.
Secure your connection
Surfshark VPN encrypts your internet connection and masks your IP address to help prevent snooping and keep your data private on public Wi-Fi. With 4,500+ servers in 100 countries, Surfshark gives enhanced protection and faster speeds on unlimited devices.
Protect your devices
Surfshark Antivirus blocks malware, including software that harvests saved passwords directly from your device. Detect, neutralize, and delete infected files, downloads, and attachments before they’re opened, and block unauthorized apps from accessing your camera.
Keep your details private
Surfshark’s Alternative ID generates alternative email addresses you can use to sign up for websites and online services. Keep your primary contact info out of databases that could be breached and limit the amount of sensitive data you share on the internet.
Reclaim your privacy
Incogni requests that data brokers, people search sites, and other pages remove your personal information from their databases. It continuously monitors everything from recruitment to marketing databases to reduce your exposure before a breach even happens.
When these tools work together, you’re not just reacting to password leaks — you’re building a stronger privacy setup wherever you surf.
Choose your level of protection
Alert’s ongoing password leak protection is available in our Surfshark One and One+ bundles, which offer an all-in-one suite of cybersecurity tools.
Surfshark One
Surfshark One+
Keeps your online activities & devices safe, with extra focus on identity protection.
- Alert: monitor data leaks
- VPN: surf safely online
- Antivirus: armor your devices
- Alternative ID: protect your identity
- Clean Web: block ads & pop-ups
- Incogni: reclaim your data
