The recent IOS 14 update on Apple Devices introduced a new feature called Security Recommendations that monitors your passwords and notifies you if they are too weak, if you are reusing them, or if they show up in known data leaks. The new “Security Recommendations” feature does that monitoring automatically and matches your stored passwords against known databases with leaked passwords. If there’s a match, you’ll be alerted with a “This password has
appeared in a data leak,…” message.
The alert may be shown even if you don’t have a password leak concerning your specific account. For instance, if a 123456 password has leaked online and you are using the same password for any of your accounts, you will get a warning message because the service compares your current password with the one that has become publicly available in known database leaks. You can see if your email
address is associated with any known leaks on the following website: https://haveibeenpwned.com/
This setting can be turned ON and OFF by visiting: Settings >>> Passwords >>> Security Recommendations>>> Detect Compromised Passwords.
If you are using a password that has appeared in a known data leak then you should protect your account from being accessed by other people immediately. You should create a strong new password that:
- includes different symbols, numbers, and letters in a hard-to-guess combination
- has a minimum of twelve to fourteen characters
- is unique for that specific account and not used in other accounts
- does not contain real words or common phrases
- does no contain personal details about you that could be found elsewhere (such as name, birthday, etc.)
If you have any questions regarding your security, please let us know a wecare@bumboo.eco, and we will be very happy to help.
