National Public Data Breach - May have exposed your SS #. How are you protecting yourslf NOW?

[ShrimaanJi]

Hello All,

I am referring to this MASSIVE DATA BREACH https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/s ... ta-breach/

What are you doing to protect yourself and loved once? I am seriously looking into signing up for LifeLock Ultimate Plus service. Before I do (since it is quite expensive) , I want to hear from you.

https://www.top10.com/id-theft/credit-freeze-comparison?

https://lifelock.norton.com/offers?

[JINSAKAI]

Hello All,

I am referring to this MASSIVE DATA BREACH https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/s ... ta-breach/

What are you doing to protect yourself and loved once? I am seriously looking into signing up for LifeLock Ultimate Plus service. Before I do (since it is quite expensive) , I want to hear from you.

https://www.top10.com/id-theft/credit-freeze-comparison?

https://lifelock.norton.com/offers?

I personally don’t believe firms to provide protection. Instead I have simply put Credit Check on freeze. And of course use multi factor authentication wherever provided.

https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit ... it-freeze/

[ShrimaanJi]

Yes.... I agree with you fully hence will look into detail if it REALLY makes sense to go with LifeLock by Norton or Aura. Thanks.

[SAPPORO]

Keep the number of checking accounts and credit cards low and check the accounts every day with additional alerts for transactions exceeding a certain amount. Checking the accounts daily also sheds light on frivolous spending by other family members
A credit freeze/a simple credit karma account can ward off new account creations at least before the first payment is due. I don't think a credit monitoring service especially without the daily accounts monitoring by us, is going to be useful other than giving us a false sense of security.