I ignored the link and i logged into my chase account and they said it was the at&t breach, which has been reported in the news recently Call each credit bureau and make sure your credit is frozen or locked if you are affected They can explain the difference (if this is what you want to do, of course.) I got an alert from discover saying that my social security has been found on the dark web Is that a scare tactic
A week ago i signed up for insurance at health clinic and i had to fill out a form with my ssn I could then hear the receptionist speaking to the insurance company on the phone in the lobby repeating everything loud enough for everyone to hear I got an email from discover credit card (i have a discover card and they do free monitoring) saying “we found your ssn on a dark web site” The email said to put a fraud alert on my experian credit file and also review my credit report How would my info get onto the dark web Ssns use to be usable for a quick buck (like signing up for a credit card) but the requirements have become more stringent over the years
You would need to be specifically targeted for someone to take advantage of your social security number. Here's the harsh reality of 2024 No need to mess with telegram bots or crypto In the same way bank security questions are useless now In the old days, your mother’s maiden name and name of your first pet was information that only you and your family or close friends would know Now, anyone can google your social media and easily know what the name of your elementary school or best friends last name is.
Two cybersecurity firms launch separate websites that can tell you if your personal information, including social security number, was exposed in the national public data breach. My social security number is on a whole bunch of websites for sale due to security breaches all over The 3 cc agencies have 100% free apps I keep my credit file locked Once a year or so when i apply for something i unlock for a few hours Sometimes i forget, and the place i am applying emails me.
The information breached may have included social security numbers, names, email addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses, national public data states on its website. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. In july 2023, an online group who went by the same pseudonym, “computer niggy exploitation,” leaked more than 7 million social security numbers by hacking the university of minnesota’s admissions records since 1989, in a similar attempt to compare students’ racial demographics to their test scores. My ssn was leaked due to security issues at my old college so i froze my credit out of caution With that being said, i think there's a lower risk of it happening now It used to be common for job applications and medical offices to ask for your ssn, but that is not the case anymore due to security risks.
Billion of records may have been affected by the recent data breach Here's how to check if it includes your information.
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