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Data breaches continue to be common news. You can take steps to protect yourself! - msn.com
In 2024, the United States reported 3,158 data compromise cases. Meanwhile, over 1.35 billion individuals were affected globally in the same year by data compromises, including data breaches, leakage, and exposure. While these are three distinct events, they share a commonality. In most cases, a direct consequence of breaches is that individuals’ Social Security numbers fall into the wrong hands, paving the way for attacks on vulnerable segments of the population.
So, if you receive a notification that your personal data has been compromised, what do you do? A msn.com post by Gabriela León explores the actions you can consider to protect yourself, with emphasis on locking your Social Security Number (SSN) and simultaneously executing a credit freeze on your vulnerable accounts. Ms. León’s post presents two options for blocking unauthorized electronic access to your Social Security number and preventing its use in financial transactions. Her post also points out what the SSN lock process does not do. Overall, a worthwhile quick read for the security conscious among us. Check it out here…