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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)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I read "free credit monitoring" as allowing your name to get on another list to be sold.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry. Their is a service that monitors your information that you give credit monitors. You just have to give them your information.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

And I'm sure they'll delete it in two years so you're not included in the breach 3 years from now 🙄

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah not sure I even care enough to take advantage.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

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.