# Data breaches, and their remediation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-breaches-and-their-remediation/1010024>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 10, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-breaches-and-their-remediation/1010024 "2024-11-10T15:02:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-breaches-and-their-remediation/1010024/4 "2024-11-10T19:36:50Z")

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Six months-ago thread on point:

> [@AT&T Data Breach- SSN found on "Dark Web" (Spring 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-data-breach-ssn-found-on-dark-web-spring-2024/1000439):
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> 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.

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