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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: Someone has had a data leak or sold off private info
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on April 20, 2024, 12:03:30 AM »I'm seeing the same pattern with Microsoft. And a lot of bots try to breach my author site every single day.
With proper precautions, these threats can probably be kept at bay.
After a data breach some time ago, I followed Lifelock's instructions on how to make life difficult for identity thieves. Specifically, I got all three credit bureaus to lock my info, so no one can request it. There are also two agencies (can't remember the names) that locked the ability to open a bank account or a utility account in my name. Hackers can still attempt to breach existing accounts, but no one can open new ones.
I'd have to go through a tedious process to temporarily unlock if I needed to open a bank account, get a credit card, move, or take out a loan. All of those are at best unlikely. I would have thought twice if any of those were things I needed to do frequently, but that isn't the case.
With proper precautions, these threats can probably be kept at bay.
After a data breach some time ago, I followed Lifelock's instructions on how to make life difficult for identity thieves. Specifically, I got all three credit bureaus to lock my info, so no one can request it. There are also two agencies (can't remember the names) that locked the ability to open a bank account or a utility account in my name. Hackers can still attempt to breach existing accounts, but no one can open new ones.
I'd have to go through a tedious process to temporarily unlock if I needed to open a bank account, get a credit card, move, or take out a loan. All of those are at best unlikely. I would have thought twice if any of those were things I needed to do frequently, but that isn't the case.