Bloom Radar: A Guide to Data Breach Monitoring
With data breaches running rampant, knowing when and what information has been exposed in a breach can help you take steps to keep your data safe and protect yourself from identity theft.
Data breaches compromise your personal information and make you susceptible to identity fraud. Thousands of new breaches happen every year, exposing the personal data of millions. This endless string of breaches fuels a black market of looted data, which is siphoned off, packaged up, and sold to the highest bidder on the dark web, as hackers and identity thieves profit from your stolen information.
Bloom Radar makes it easier than ever to monitor whether your personal information has been compromised or accounts put at risk so that you can act swiftly to guard against identity fraud.
Radar monitors data breaches, alerts you when your data has been involved in a breach, and gives you personalized actions you can take to protect your identity. To get started, download the Bloom mobile app on iOS or Android to sign up for Radar. Setting up Radar is quick and easy, it only takes a couple of minutes and is 100% free!
Don't wait for identity theft to happen to you, take action today. Protect your identity with free data breach monitoring.
Ready to get started? Follow our guide to setting up and using Radar below.
- Enroll in Data Breach Monitoring
- View Hack Alerts
- Manage Monitored Accounts
- Take Action to Protect Your Identity
Enroll in Data Breach Monitoring
Getting started with Bloom Radar is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
If you are new to Bloom, download the Bloom mobile app on iOS or Android and follow the sign up instructions to create a BloomID. If you already have a BloomID, follow the steps below.
- Tap on the Radar icon in the bottom right hand of the screen
- Tap Enroll for Free from the Radar dashboard
- Tap Manage Emails to add additional emails to monitor for
For more information, check out our video guide to enrolling in Radar.
View Hack Alerts
Learn what breaches you’ve been affected by and what information has been exposed with Hack Alerts.
When you first sign up for Radar, you will likely see quite a few new hack alerts for data breaches that your information has been found in. You can view each individual hack alert to see which email addresses were affected, when the hack occurred, and what information was stolen or leaked.
As new data breaches occur, they will be added to your list of Hack Alerts in the Radar dashboard. To view all of your Hack Alerts and learn more about each hack, follow the steps below.
- Open the Bloom mobile app
- Tap on the Radar icon in the bottom right hand of the screen
- Tap View More to see all of your hack alerts
- Tap View next to a hack to see a brief overview
Manage Monitored Accounts
Bloom monitors data breaches and notifies you if any of your data might be compromised as new breaches occur. Radar scans scans sites and databases from the dark web for stolen or leaked information, checking your email addresses against nine billion compromised accounts from thousands of breaches and leaks.
Today's currently available “dark web monitoring” services are often built by the very same companies that collect and sell your data for profit, or charge you for additional services after they have exposed your information. Unlike many of these companies, data security and privacy are at the heart of Bloom’s mission. Radar is 100% free and will only scan for email addresses if you have opted-in. You can un-enroll from Radar at anytime.
You can add additional email addresses for Radar to monitor for at anytime from the Radar dashboard. When you add a new email address to Radar, you will get alerts when that email address is found in new data breaches. Follow the steps below to manage your emails.
- Open the Bloom mobile app
- Tap on the Radar icon in the bottom right hand of the screen
- Tap Manage Emails
- From here, you can easily add or remove emails from Radar
Take Action to Protect Your Identity
Personal information stolen or leaked in a data breach can be used by fraudsters for all kinds of nefarious purposes. Compromised passwords can be used to access and drain your bank accounts. Your Social Security Number can be used to fraudulently apply for credit cards or loans in your name. The list goes on and on. In the face of so many threats, what can you do?
Knowing what the risks are and taking steps to reduce these risks is the key to protecting your data and guarding against identity theft. Radar makes this easier than ever. With Radar, you get personalized actions for each data breach you've been affected by, along with step-by-step instructions on how to complete them, so that you can act quickly to protect your identity.
Radar recommends actions based on the information that was exposed in a breach and the risks it poses. You can see the total number of hacks you've been affected by and how many you've resolved from the Radar dashboard. Complete actions for each breach to mark them as resolved. Follow the steps below to get started.
- Open the Bloom mobile app
- Tap View next to an unresolved hack
- Tap on the first action
- Follow the steps to complete the action
- Tap Mark as Complete
- Repeat until you've completed all actions
Completing the recommended actions in Radar when your data is found in a new data breach will help you reduce your risk of identity theft and bolster your digital security.
Learn How to Protect Yourself
Find out more about how to safeguard your data and protect yourself online with our in-depth privacy and security guides.
- How to Protect Your Privacy Online
- How to Protect Your Phone from Being Hacked
- How to Protect Your Identity
- The Ultimate Guide to Data Breaches
Learn More About Bloom
Interested in learning more about Bloom? Check out the resources below.
Bloom: Take Back Control of Your Data
At Bloom, we are giving you the tools to take back control of your data. No more centralized data storage. No more selling off your data to the highest bidder. No more risking identity theft. Bloom enables you to own, control, and protect your data using the latest advancements in blockchain technology.
With Bloom:
- You own your data
- You control access to your data
- You decide when you share your data and who you share it with
It’s time to take back control of your data and unlock the power of a secure, reusable identity today. Download the Bloom mobile app to build a cryptographically secure identity and get free data breach alerts with Radar!
