Data breaches, and their remediation

[LSLGuy]

Six months-ago thread on point:

AT&T Data Breach- SSN found on "Dark Web" (Spring 2024)

I got this message today from “Protect My ID” (AAA/ Experion)-- has anyone else gotten a message or messages like this? ProtectMyID detected a match to your Social Security Number on the dark web. Found: Social Security Number Potentially Breached Site: AT&T data Urgent: We found a match to your Social Security Number on the dark web. While this information doesn’t necessarily mean you are a victim of identity theft, you may be at risk. I got a similar message from Chase, where I have my …

Bottom line, this happens continuously, your info has been stolen at least dozen times over the last 20 years and for 99.9% of us nothing has happened. So nothing is what you should do about it.