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Are you an adult over the age of 21? Cause if so all your info was likely dumped in the Equifax breach a couple years ago if you had interacted with credit in a
by chris37879 5y ago
Are you an adult over the age of 21? Cause if so all your info was likely dumped in the Equifax breach a couple years ago if you had interacted with credit in anyway. It's one of those things that you just have to accept its out there and secure yourself the best you can, 2fa everywhere, password manager, don't re-use passwords, etc. Most of that info is most dangerous when it can be used to break into a weaker account that may be used as auth for a stronger account, like T-Mo redirecting your 2fa texts to an attacker that paid off a customer support agent to sim swap your number. Your phone line is a huge security liability because of 2fa texts and the lax policies around line transfers. And this basically extends to any server, if they can get into your email, they can get into any account that uses your email as auth.
- jghn 5y agoThe thing I haven't been able to figure out, once reaching the mental place you describe above, was what to do about it. It really feels like the answer is "do nothing, and hope no one ruins your life". Which isn't a great place to be.
- Ironlink 5y agoI guess the only course of action would be to work to make the leaked information out of date. You could change your name and address. Personally, I would not pursue that option.
- chris37879 5y agoI really wish I had a better answer for you, but I'm stuck there myself. Short of major reform that those that profit off this shit will just lobby away, there's literally nothing we can do but wait for the current notion of credit to collapse, unfortunately.