In light of the recent news about Social Security numbers being exposed for pretty much every American: you can take one step that will substantially reduce your risk and make that information less valuable to the cybercriminal. Turn on text alerts for all of your financial transactions. They’re fast! When I pump gas, I get the text alert before I even get back in the car.
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It's good advice. But the problem with data breaches is that they have enough information to take out a new credit card at a department store that offers "instant credit," run up a lot of charges and disappear.