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I had all of my personal information leaked, and this is all I did. The responsible party offered credit monitoring for a time, but that still doesn't really pr
by gorjusborg 5y ago
I had all of my personal information leaked, and this is all I did. The responsible party offered credit monitoring for a time, but that still doesn't really prevent any damage being done.
Locking your accounts at the credit bureau level prevents many credit accounts from being opened in your name, which is big issue with having your info out there.
- yakak 5y agoI think pretty much everyone should do the locks but my understanding is that it doesn't apply to any organisation that already has a relationship to you, even for extending new credit. I would also talk to existing bank(s) to see if I could add a passcode instead of mother's maidens name, 2FA method and so on, setup alerts, and close out unnecessary banks, etc.
- gorjusborg 5y agoFor me, MFA is a must on anything of importance, so I didn't include that in my response, but I agree whole-heartedly.