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2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed (www.tomsguide.com)

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[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 81 points 2 months ago

Stack on another “Free monitoring, 2 years”

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Just got this bullshit offer from Ticketmaster for one of their breaches and they are only offering 1 year free credit monitoring.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 36 points 2 months ago

I read "free credit monitoring" as allowing your name to get on another list to be sold.

[-] IllNess@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago

Don't worry. Their is a service that monitors your information that you give credit monitors. You just have to give them your information.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

And I'm sure they'll delete it in two years so you're not included in the breach 3 years from now 🙄

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah not sure I even care enough to take advantage.

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Just freeze your credit. It is the simplest and easiest solution. It sucks, but it seems to be the best utensil to eat the shit sandwich we’ve been fed.

[-] anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

It doesn't even suck that bad. Last time I had to unlock mine, I saw that the previous unlocking had been two years earlier. Each time I have to do it, I set an end date and it automatically relocks. Whole process takes maybe 10 minutes for the big 3 credit bureaus.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

It's better than the previous class action which got you nothing but a slight discount on a future Ticketmaster purchase to a very select number of concerts.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

If I get to use them consecutively, I'm good for a few lifetimes.

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

What if this was just a scheme to get everyone free monitoring

[-] pigup@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

whoa

[-] tritonium@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

Put a credit freeze on all 3 credit agencies.

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