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2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed(www.tomsguide.com)

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Rhaedas@fedia.io
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I read “free credit monitoring” as allowing your name to get on another list to be sold.

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Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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Yeah not sure I even care enough to take advantage.

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KnightontheSun@lemmy.world
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Just freeze your credit. It is the simplest and easiest solution. It sucks, but it seems to be the best utensil to eat the shit sandwich we’ve been fed.

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anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works
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It doesn’t even suck that bad. Last time I had to unlock mine, I saw that the previous unlocking had been two years earlier. Each time I have to do it, I set an end date and it automatically relocks. Whole process takes maybe 10 minutes for the big 3 credit bureaus.

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IllNess@infosec.pub
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Don’t worry. Their is a service that monitors your information that you give credit monitors. You just have to give them your information.

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Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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And I’m sure they’ll delete it in two years so you’re not included in the breach 3 years from now 🙄

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