How to Tell If You've Been Hacked

 How do you know if one of your accounts has been compromised? In many cases, Franklin says, it's pretty obvious, and you can monitor your accounts for suspicious activity.

In a classic scenario, that could include unusual activity on your bank account, but there's a good chance you may also receive alerts from Google, Facebook, or Apple that a sign-in attempt has been made on your account. That doesn't necessarily translate to a hacked account, but it's certainly a red flag if those sign-in attempts didn't come from you.

💡 Tip: Use these breach notification services to stay ahead of the curve. They'll let you know if your email accounts have been part of a past breach, and they'll also send you alerts about any new hacks.

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You should try to reset or lock these accounts if you've noticed purchases through your Apple ID account that you don't recognize, seen sent emails that didn't come from you, or spotted any other suspicious activity on your accounts that you can trace, but can't account for.

You should absolutely familiarize yourself with your state's breach notification laws as well. The National Conference of State Legislatures keeps a comprehensive list of enacted legislations for all 50 states on its website.

In Pennsylvania, where Popular Mechanics is based, entities that have control over sensitive personal information "shall provide notice of any breach of the security of the system following discovery of the breach of the security of the system."

In other words, a company needs to let you know that a breach has occurred, stat. Uber has actually gotten into trouble for this in the past.