@corymcd88 wrote:I just got a dark web alert with Discover and all they can tell me is to put an alert on the CRA and hope for the best. I put an alert on. Can I still be put on the opt in for prescrean offers?
A dark web alert could be anything. I wish all of these monotoring services would give you the actual site. That way I can take the .onion file and open Tor and see it for myself.
What information did they find? It could be anything personal;
- SSN
- Email Address
- Password
- CC Number
If your SSN was found, I would freeze all CRs. If it is a CC number, just get a new number. Email address just means you will get more spam. And if it is a password, just change all of your passwords. I use LastPass and keep different passwords for each site.
@Anonymous wrote:
I'm interested in that Lastpass you mentioned Sloedough. What is that?
It is a password manager. It is hard to explain here so checkout their site.
It took me a bit but I got all sites into LastPass, all with different passwords. So if Facebook gets hacked, I don't have to change all passwords. LastPass also scans the "dark web" for your emails, usernames and passwords. There are other password managers and LastPass is usually ranked #1.
