w/o doxxing or any other form of specifics, I'm looking for advice from those that have experience or work within the systems that impact such...

- FTC processing has begun
- deeds have not been impacted to date
- monies have been 'recovered'

that's the skinny....

what I'm looking for is anything else that needs paying att'n towards future attacks ... this knife went deep boys...

any advice would be much appreciated!!!

I pay $7 a month to my bank for "identity" protection. They monitor accounts and the dark web, and if an attack occurs it is also an insurance policy up to $1 million. I would recommend signing up for something like this for at least a little while, so any account activity would be closely monitored.

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This may or may not help. Have you heard of Lifelock? Supposed protection from and help recovering from ID theft. Don't know if it helps if the theft has already occurred, though.

(02-28-2024 03:14 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  This may or may not help. Have you heard of Lifelock? Supposed protection from and help recovering from ID theft. Don't know if it helps if the theft has already occurred, though.

yes, sir … has been purchased for add’l protection … I’m trying to figure out what I haven’t/nor would think about…

this is where I cherish the board … as a ‘whole’, you guys know wayyyyyyyy more than my arse…

nothing is off limits on this topic…

(02-28-2024 03:27 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(02-28-2024 03:14 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  This may or may not help. Have you heard of Lifelock? Supposed protection from and help recovering from ID theft. Don't know if it helps if the theft has already occurred, though.

yes, sir … has been purchased for add’l protection … I’m trying to figure out what I haven’t/nor would think about…

this is where I cherish the board … as a ‘whole’, you guys know wayyyyyyyy more than my arse…

nothing is off limits on this topic…

Contact all 3 of the credit reporting companies and put a freeze on your name unless you need to use your credit for something right now.

(02-28-2024 04:29 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(02-28-2024 03:27 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(02-28-2024 03:14 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  This may or may not help. Have you heard of Lifelock? Supposed protection from and help recovering from ID theft. Don't know if it helps if the theft has already occurred, though.

yes, sir … has been purchased for add’l protection … I’m trying to figure out what I haven’t/nor would think about…

this is where I cherish the board … as a ‘whole’, you guys know wayyyyyyyy more than my arse…

nothing is off limits on this topic…

Contact all 3 of the credit reporting companies and put a freeze on your name unless you need to use your credit for something right now.

This cannot be emphasized enough. I've had a freeze with all 3 of them for years and have never had anything untoward occur.

My daughter-in-law dealt with the fallout from having her identity stolen for months and months.

My bank is hyper-vigilant when it comes to fraud and they've prevented my account being victimized on several occasions.

From: Clark.com

Money expert Clark Howard says there’s one thing you should do first:

“A credit freeze is the best way to protect yourself from identity thieves,” Clark says.

He says it’s crucial to freeze your credit with the three major credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. And it doesn’t cost anything to get your credit frozen.

Once your credit is frozen, no one can open a new financial account in your name. You have to contact each credit bureau and confirm your identity to “thaw” or unfreeze your credit before you open any new accounts.

How To Report Identity Theft
If your ID does get stolen, you can report it to several different entities.

You’ll typically need to inform the Social Security Administration, the credit bureaus, your local police department, your bank and all your creditors.

Some companies and agencies have pages on their websites where you can make a report. Other times, you’ll need to call.

In each case, you may be asked to describe the incident to the best of your knowledge. Remember to stay calm and try to give full descriptions of erroneous charges to your account(s).

Here are details on how to make some of those contacts.

Contact the Social Security Administration
If your Social Security number has been stolen, contact the Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline at 800-269-0271.

Contact the Credit Bureaus
You can ask the three major U.S. credit bureaus to put a fraud alert on your account.
Here are links and phone numbers to contact them:
• Equifax: 800-525-6285
• Experian: 888-397-3742
• TransUnion: 800-680-7289

Clark says you should also ask to add what’s called a “victim’s statement” to your account, which should say the following:

”My identification has been used to fraudulently apply for credit. Call me at this number to verify all applications.”

Find out from the credit bureaus how long they will keep the fraud alerts active and how to extend them if you need to.



https://clark.com/protect-your-identity/identity-theft/

thanks to all!!!

My county has a Title service that people can sign up for. Basically, if anything happens to your title, you get an email. That's a pretty good service coupled with the various credit security services.

Quote:this knife went deep boys...

Clean the **** out of your devices, my friend. All of them, even if you think they've not had interactions with your accounts. Consider landfilling them, depending on severity. Change every password, even your Pornhub account; consider dumping all such accounts (including this one) and starting fresh.

Get as paranoid as the night's fifth bowl can make you.

(02-28-2024 04:29 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  

(02-28-2024 03:27 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(02-28-2024 03:14 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  This may or may not help. Have you heard of Lifelock? Supposed protection from and help recovering from ID theft. Don't know if it helps if the theft has already occurred, though.

yes, sir … has been purchased for add’l protection … I’m trying to figure out what I haven’t/nor would think about…

this is where I cherish the board … as a ‘whole’, you guys know wayyyyyyyy more than my arse…

nothing is off limits on this topic…

Contact all 3 of the credit reporting companies and put a freeze on your name unless you need to use your credit for something right now.

This is good advice. You are also entitled to free credit reports. Not sure how often but you are allowed free runs. I also think you need to unfreeze your credit before every purchase. Also make sure all bad purchases are pull d off of your credit reports by all three companies. You are also allowed to put comments on your credit report and explaining identity theft occurred.

You have to follow up with credit report companies because you have to ride there asses to get them to do what they are supposed to do.

Good Luck buddy!

(02-28-2024 03:27 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(02-28-2024 03:14 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  This may or may not help. Have you heard of Lifelock? Supposed protection from and help recovering from ID theft. Don't know if it helps if the theft has already occurred, though.

yes, sir … has been purchased for add’l protection … I’m trying to figure out what I haven’t/nor would think about…

this is where I cherish the board … as a ‘whole’, you guys know wayyyyyyyy more than my arse…

nothing is off limits on this topic…

I had LifeLock for years, and automatically paid my fees every month. My bank, NFCU, alerted me to some odd activity in my main checking account and changing of online banking status (which I did not use).

When this was discovered, contacted Lifelock for the advertised help they were supposed to provide to resolve this very unnerving issue.

LIFELOCK DID NOT DO A DAMNED THING. Told me to work with the credit agencies and my bank to resolve. ZERO help provided, and when I complained, mentioned that I should have subscribed to a higher-level protection package for such services. F*** them, they are useless and you are wasting your money. I'd recommend using your bank's internal programs and getting some property title protection, as that seems popular today.

I dunno man. Been lucky. Have more thsn one sccount, small regional be and couple of nationals. Run stuff out lo balance accounts so if the hit it then loss min. Its like i play a shell game against myself.

Idk dude

Jar in backyard. Lol

(02-29-2024 10:08 PM)shere khan Wrote:  I dunno man. Been lucky. Have more thsn one sccount, small regional be and couple of nationals. Run stuff out lo balance accounts so if the hit it then loss min. Its like i play a shell game against myself.

Idk dude

Jar in backyard. Lol

backyard is now passe with muh GPS thingy ...

like I said ... there isn't any option that's not worth discussing ...

seriously, thanks to all responses ... what a fk'n nightmare ... can't wait for muh digi currency to roll on one!