2 comments on “What Should I Do When My Information Is Involved in a Breach?”

  1. Do NOT just click on a link in a notice of hacked e-mail or anything else.
    This could just be a Phishing scam.
    Go to the site and access it as normal and change your data there. If it is scam mail you probably weren’t breached but this is a good opportunity to do as Leo says. Choose a strong password that you don’t use elsewhere.

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    • Was the first thing I thought also. It’s a well known scam, Leo might want to add this to his article, preferably in the first few lines.

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