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    ID Theft Protection - is it worth getting?

    in General Chat

    Posted

    Trying different things as of late. 

    Credit monitoring:

    Found AAA and Discover have their own version of credit monitoring .

    https://www.aaa.com/experianidtheft/

    https://www.discover.com/credit-cards/protection-solutions/identity-theft-protection/product-details.html

     

    Data brokers:

    Discover has a version of data brokers optout.

    https://www.discover.com/credit-cards/card-smarts/what-are-data-brokers/

    There is an app that I'm trying out by consumer reports that helps you opt out of data brokers and info on store sites.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.consumerreports.permissionslip.production

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    ID Theft Protection - is it worth getting?

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by AdvancedSetup
    Corrected font issue

    Ok.... I thought call SSA at 1-800-772-1213  and E-verify did two different things...:unsure:

     

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    How to block electronic access to your Social Security number

    Blocking electronic access to your SSN prevents anyone, even you, from obtaining or modifying your personal information with the Social Security Administration online or through the automated phone service. You can call the SSA at 1-800-772-1213 to request a block. You’ll need to call again and verify your identity if you want to remove the block.

     

    National Public Data Breach

    in General Chat

    Posted

    @NewTricks You're welcome, I've also been involved with data breaches (At&T/Comcast) and Froze my credit reports due to these. One good thing about the credit freeze is that you a schedule a thaw when you try to apply for anything and freeze it again when you're done. 

     

    I put my info into Pentester and I was on there along with the wife's, my son was ok.

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    National Public Data Breach

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by Clang

    Create an account with the 3 main credit houses.( Experian, TransUnion and Equifax . )Put a freeze on all 3 of them. Also start a initial fraud alert on one for those credit houses and they will tell the other two.

    https://time.com/7011872/social-security-data-breach-information/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/business/social-security-numbers-stolen-hack.html#:~:text=The data was supposedly stolen from National Public,thieves got Social Security numbers in the breach.

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    Ransom ware remediation not working when trying to activate using volume ke

    in Mobile Malware Removal Help & Support

    Posted

    I did and this was the response...

    "While we can't pinpoint why the volume rocker button combo isn't working on your device, as long as you can use the button within the app, you should be all set to perform the scan.

     

    I'll go ahead and close this ticket for now, but feel free to reply if there's anything else I can help you with."

     

    Thank you so much!

     

    Xxxx  X | Technical Product 

     

    Member of my family keeps falling for scam Facebook adds on Android.

    in General Chat

    Posted

    They did this twice already. They go to an advertisment on Facebook and start the check-out,they start filling out the check out form and get freaked out when it asks for more information than necessary.They back out but the scammers have the card information but luckily the card carrier caught these bad transactions and canceled the card each time.

    Question is ....how can we setup the android phone to detect these scams and block them..

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