This seems legit. Is there anything to do here IT folks?
Social security number data breach?
- Thread starter dump
- Start date
Lock your credit reports at Experian, Equifax, and Transunion.
Keep an eye on your bank account(s) and other financial accounts.
Make sure 2FA is configured for any account that offers it.
Use a password manager to maintain a *different* complex password for every online account.
Keep an eye on your bank account(s) and other financial accounts.
Make sure 2FA is configured for any account that offers it.
Use a password manager to maintain a *different* complex password for every online account.
<Cthon98> hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
<Cthon98> ********* see!
<AzureDiamond> hunter2
<AzureDiamond> doesnt look like stars to me
<Cthon98> <AzureDiamond> *******
<Cthon98> thats what I see
<AzureDiamond> oh, really?
<Cthon98> Absolutely
<AzureDiamond> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
<AzureDiamond> haha, does that look funny to you?
<Cthon98> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
<Cthon98> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> awesome!
<AzureDiamond> wait, how do you know my pw?
<Cthon98> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
<AzureDiamond> oh, ok.
<Cthon98> ********* see!
<AzureDiamond> hunter2
<AzureDiamond> doesnt look like stars to me
<Cthon98> <AzureDiamond> *******
<Cthon98> thats what I see
<AzureDiamond> oh, really?
<Cthon98> Absolutely
<AzureDiamond> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
<AzureDiamond> haha, does that look funny to you?
<Cthon98> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
<Cthon98> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> awesome!
<AzureDiamond> wait, how do you know my pw?
<Cthon98> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
<AzureDiamond> oh, ok.
Your data has already been leaked from every other breach in the last few years. The system is effed.
This is kind of how I've viewed it for quite some time. Assume your info is out there and act accordingly.
It's not a matter of if, but when.
Me, I just subscribed to Aura for my wife and I. Way too many places have our sensitive personal data for me to believe I could possibly keep on top of all of them.
Ftfy.
They can try all they want, been there, done that
Delaware bank accounts
Nevis LLC's
Cook islands trust
and a few other tricks that shouldn't be shared
Delaware bank accounts
Nevis LLC's
Cook islands trust
and a few other tricks that shouldn't be shared
Nothing in the old prison wallet, sorry to disappoint your anal imagination
I think I've been maybe one year out of the last 15? or so without free credit monitoring services due to some data breach
It's now to the point where I am disregarding free credit monitoring from data breaches because I already have free credit monitoring from other data breaches.
Fun times.