SS Number Found On Dark Web !!!

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This month there was a massive data breach on nationalpublicdata dot com

Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers were in the 2.9 billion records within a data breach.​

Today I received eight(8) legitimate emails from my data monitoring service and one of the credit reporting agencies that my social security number was found on the dark web. Well, my social security number and much more than that. Shoot

When in the military, I was screened for a secret security clearance. The forms I had to fill out for a background check included every single little fact and number associated with me and my life. I think much of that information has been compromised and made available to the dark web.

I followed links and suggestions presented on my data monitoring service and suggestions found on the credit reporting agency's site. Now I wait and see what happens I guess.
 

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Ugh! I recently found out my information was leaked on the dark web, but it was my emails (I have more than one) and passwords, not my SSN, as far as I know. It took me all week to change all my passwords, ensure that everything has two-factor authentication, etc. I sure hope I haven't been affected by the data breach you mentioned, @Naturally. I'll have to check.

After all the re-setting, I couldn't get my printer back online. I had to call a computer repair person to come help. He was extremely helpful not only with the printer but also with information about online activity, IP addresses, etc. One site he recommended was this: Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach You can put in your email address and find out if any of your information has been leaked.
 

KSav said:
One site he recommended was this: Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach You can put in your email address and find out if any of your information has been leaked.
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I have used that site in the past. But my thinking now days is that I don't want to enter any more personal information online than I absolutely need to or enter it on a third party site just to check.

I have a very good data monitoring service that was granted me a few years ago when the department of defense suffered a data breach. That service along with a credit reporting agency notified me today of data compromise they found on the dark web. I'm satisfied with their professional monitoring of all facets of my data and won't use Pwned.
 
I was getting almost daily phony email, supposedly from Amazon. Forward one to Amazon and they will give you an address to forward all the phonies to. Took 2 or 3 forwards, and cured!

I am a Comcast phone customer. When I get a scam phone call Comcast labels it probable scam. I also have caller ID turned on - very important. When I get a call from literally a city, like San Francisco calling, it gets disconnected immediately.
 
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The service and agency that emailed me today were MyIDcare and Experian.
I was given free data monitoring through MyIDcare when the department of defense suffered a data breach in 2015(?).
I'm a member of Experian somehow as well.
Both MyIDcare and Experian offered the exact same suggestions and links to protect and monitor data and activity.
 
Naturally said:
I have used that site in the past. But my thinking now days is that I don't want to enter any more personal information online than I absolutely need to or enter it on a third party site just to check.

I have a very good data monitoring service that was granted me a few years ago when the department of defense suffered a data breach. That service along with a credit reporting agency notified me today of data compromise they found on the dark web. I'm satisfied with their professional monitoring of all facets of my data and won't use Pwned.
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Interesting. I'm still a little concerned because I have had background checks run on me in the past, for employment reasons, although nothing along the lines of the military.

After the data leak, I installed Norton software (normally I use Malware Bytes; right now I'm using both: Norton on my phone and Malware Bytes on my desktop), which alerted me to the exact same instances listed on the Pwned site.

I keep a very sharp eye on things—even sharper, now—because for my work I have to do a lot of web surfing, including to the government sites of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other nations. (I semi-joke to my friends that I likely am on an FBI watch list.) Also, I get paid online, so my bank information is listed with at least three or four ACH sites. There's no other way to get paid. That makes me nervous! So I've been watching my bank and credit card accounts like a hawk.

Anyway—thanks for the heads-up. And good luck! I hope nobody messes with your information.
 
This stuff happens so often now makes me wonder if dark website folks steal from other dark website folks (or buy or exchange the data).

And why oh why don't companies spend the money to hire IT Managers who know what they're doing. We customers and clients have to do the suffering.
 
Naturally said:
The service and agency that emailed me today were MyIDcare and Experian.
I was given free data monitoring through MyIDcare when the department of defense suffered a data breach in 2015(?).
I'm a member of Experian somehow as well.
Both MyIDcare and Experian offered the exact same suggestions and links to protect and monitor data and activity.
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I think that was the same military data breach that my dad was caught in. Seems about the same year. He'd been already retired from the Army many years by then. He was given a free monitoring program as well. Thankfully, Nothing ever dame of it.
 
Olivia said:
I think that was the same military data breach that my dad was caught in. Seems about the same year. He'd been already retired from the Army many years by then. He was given a free monitoring program as well. Thankfully, Nothing ever dame of it.
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