I was the victim of identity theft in 2010, the only thing they tried to do was file taxes in my name and also they tried but as far as I am aware failed to get some payday loans. I had to go though a police report and credit freezes and still now have to file my taxes with a special code that is mailed to me every year.
I have tons of those dark web alerts, all with the address I was living at from 2008-2010. I check the new ones to make sure they aren't showing new information but I guess I am going to be getting these for many years to come.
The Myfico app just alerted me that **bleep** near everything about me was on the dark web. Name, DOB, address and phone number and almost my full email.
Not good. Credit has been frozen for years. But everything is getting changed tonight. Wow.
Really shocked.
Any tips besides changing all passwords?
@ScoreSizzle wrote:The Myfico app just alerted me that **bleep** near everything about me was on the dark web. Name, DOB, address and phone number and almost my full email.
Not good. Credit has been frozen for years. But everything is getting changed tonight. Wow.
Really shocked.
Any tips besides changing all passwords?
Most of my info is on the dark web too - has been for a couple of years now but so far, no fraud issues - thank goodness.
Change your passwords periodically and consider using one of those strong password generators (just keep a record of them somewhere bc they're nearly impossible to memorize), set up two/multi-factor identification on everything, keep reports locked/frozen at all times, protect your computers with antivirus/malware software, and stay vigilant. That's basically all you can do...
@thornback wrote:
@ScoreSizzle wrote:The Myfico app just alerted me that **bleep** near everything about me was on the dark web. Name, DOB, address and phone number and almost my full email.
Not good. Credit has been frozen for years. But everything is getting changed tonight. Wow.
Really shocked.
Any tips besides changing all passwords?
Most of my info is on the dark web too - has been for a couple of years now but so far, no fraud issues - thank goodness.
Change your passwords periodically and consider using one of those strong password generators (just keep a record of them somewhere bc they're nearly impossible to memorize), set up two/multi-factor identification on everything, keep reports locked/frozen at all times, protect your computers with antivirus/malware software, and stay vigilant. That's basically all you can do...
Awesome. Thank you.
I feel like I slipped up by not clearing my cookies and memory. On my browsers.
Again, thank you for the response, @thornback
YW - Pretty sure just about anyone who uses the internet has some info on the dark web - it's just a matter of how much.
Clearing browsing history and cache/cookies is a good move too -- tho I do get a bit annoyed when forms and stuff don't auto-populate because I cleared everything...🙃
Oh - I forgot - you may also want to use more than one email - create a "throwaway" to use for any random registrations/sign-ups for websites you may visit for leisure but are unimportant, and have another primary that's only shared with your creditors/banks. Never use the primary for anything not finance-related.
@ScoreSizzle wrote:
@thornback wrote:
@ScoreSizzle wrote:The Myfico app just alerted me that **bleep** near everything about me was on the dark web. Name, DOB, address and phone number and almost my full email.
Not good. Credit has been frozen for years. But everything is getting changed tonight. Wow.
Really shocked.
Any tips besides changing all passwords?
Most of my info is on the dark web too - has been for a couple of years now but so far, no fraud issues - thank goodness.
Change your passwords periodically and consider using one of those strong password generators (just keep a record of them somewhere bc they're nearly impossible to memorize), set up two/multi-factor identification on everything, keep reports locked/frozen at all times, protect your computers with antivirus/malware software, and stay vigilant. That's basically all you can do...
Awesome. Thank you.
I feel like I slipped up by not clearing my cookies and memory. On my browsers.
Again, thank you for the response, @thornback
Most of that info are from data breaches. So, when you hear about a company being hacked, the info taken is usually compiled and sold on the dark web.
+1 on this message. I receive these messages periodically.
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