Last week I left a hard-drive containing my entire life on a Southwest Airlines flight, attempts to recover it have been unsuccessful.
It contained everything, including Quicken back-ups, I’m sure a moderately skilled computer-user could ferret out all my critical data.
Jesus.
Yes, I’m an idiot, yes it’s terrible.
That said, what is the appropriate response here? I think a freeze is probably a good idea (at minimum).
From what I have read, a letter to the big 3 credit agencies will place a freeze on all access to credit, but is that enough?
If the hard-drive has fallen into the hands of cunning Russian gangsters, my identity and my estate are at risk (ok, “estate” is a bit grandiose)
Related question, will this action impact my credit score at all?
Thanks, any insight here is much appreciated.