Late last year, Mozilla developers introduced a feature in your Firefox Quantum Browser web browser that integrates with your Firefox Monitor, where it warned the user if he visited a site that had previously been hacked.
These warnings are designed with the purpose of being able to alert users to possible access violations to the websites they visit and especially if they are users of these and invite them to check their email to see if their data is part of the violation.
About the Firefox Monitor service
Firefox Monitor is a free service from Mozilla that uses data from the I-pwned site to alert users when their email addresses were included in a compromised site data breach.
Previously, to use this service, Firefox users had to go to the Firefox Monitor site and log in with their email accounts to find out which sites the information was compromised, in addition to being able to register to receive notifications.
Now all Firefox users receive a notification when they visit a site that has already been violated.
These alerts will provide a brief summary of the data breach and a button that takes you to the Firefox monitor service so you can check if your email has been assigned.
Information on the various leaks can be found on the Firefox Monitor website that were mentioned recently.
To be able to check to see if your online accounts have been exposed to a known data leak, just go to the Firefox Monitor website and log in with your Firefox account.
Here you can see what personal data has been compromised and when. This initial search covers most data breaches, but not those related to sensitive personal information.
If you are not users and want to test the service to be able to receive Firefox alerts and a complete and detailed report of the exposed data (which may contain leaks with confidential information), simply select the "Subscribe to alerts" field and create a password.
After that they should check email to find the verification link.
Monitor multiple addresses
In addition to the primary email address for your Firefox account, the user can receive alerts about other email addresses. No need to create new Firefox accounts for this.
In order to use this function just perform the following steps:
- Sign in to your Firefox account through the following link
- Select manage email addresses to access Monitor Preferences.
- Here they must add the new email address in the corresponding field.
- Select "Send verification link"
- Once this has been done, they must now verify that they have received the verification link at the indicated address (the link expires after 24 hours).
Receive alerts from the browser
Alerts can be received from the web browser itself just by visiting the sites on the leak list.
When an alert is displayed, it will take the user to Firefox Monitor, where they can see if their account is at risk. It is important to mention that these alerts will not be displayed more than once per website.
In short, Firefox Monitor warns users if their online accounts have been affected by known data breaches.
With this free service from Firefox you have the ability to verify if your information has been exposed to a data breach and learn how to act to better protect your online accounts.
Firefox Monitor allows you to receive a notification if user information is compromised in new attacks.
Undoubtedly Firefox Monitor is a simple but efficient service that can be useful for many, as it is an alert that informs you that it is time to protect your accounts and information online.