Welcome to the club.
freeze and monitor your reports and accounts regularly
I keep a close watch on my reports
credit monitoring, account alerts, 2fa, freezes on the three main cras + Chex.
I've worked too hard rebuilding my credit to let some cyberpunk to eff it up.
@Aim_High wrote:Like many of us, @akaFettHutt, you may have been involved in a **HUGE** recent data breach. This does not appear to be just any ordinary data breach. It's in a league of it's own for the breadth or data and consumers affected. Websearch the "National Public Data" breach from August 2024. There are posts on this forum and Reddit about it, as well as tons of news articles. Many of our members are getting these alerts now, and yes, the great majority of Americans have had their data exposed in one or more of these breaches.
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Go to >THIS LINK< to read more about some suggested follow-up actions and links to other websites for further information.
this link^^^
was scary.
addresses, SS#s and the like for everyone in my family going back decades
The new-ish IRS SSN account for security requires facial recognition to verify your identity, which erred me away from doing it.
I know if you have a WE Mastercard (maybe W?) they offer their own identity protection that'll parse the web for your card #s, phone #s, SSN, etc.
The TLDR of info leaks is lock down all 3 Credit Bureaus, lock Chex, and lock LexisNexis.
I know if you have a WE Mastercard (maybe W?) they offer their own identity protection that'll parse the web for your card #s, phone #s, SSN, etc.
The TLDR of info leaks is lock down all 3 Credit Bureaus, lock Chex, and lock LexisNexis.
