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Best way to respond to my data/identity being stolen in a security breach (piefed.social)

submitted 2 months ago by anytimesoon@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Just got news that my electricity company had a data breach and some of my personal info has been stolen. This includes government id and bank details...

What can I do to protect myself from harm?

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[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

If you live in the US:

Contact credit bureaus and freeze your credit.

Pull your own credit reports from credit bureaus now and when offered take the credit monitoring if it's offered for free.

Request a new ID card with updated picture and different ID number.

Contact your bank and notify them that your information has been leaked and follow whatever steps they give you to protect your account(s).

Perhaps consider joining a class action lawsuit if it is available.