Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoMassive data dump containing millions of passwords sparks security alert: Is your data safe?www.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkMassive data dump containing millions of passwords sparks security alert: Is your data safe?www.techspot.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareNougat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoOn the other end, prevent malicious actors from using identity theft to get credit cards and loans: freeze your credit. Transunion: https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze Experian: https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html Equifax: https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/ It’ll be a minor hassle when you go to get a car loan, and forget that your credit is frozen - but you will be able to temporarily unfreeze it from your phone.
On the other end, prevent malicious actors from using identity theft to get credit cards and loans: freeze your credit.
It’ll be a minor hassle when you go to get a car loan, and forget that your credit is frozen - but you will be able to temporarily unfreeze it from your phone.