Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

m On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 5:06 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise Anonymity is your friend. --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On

Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

Anonymity is your friend. --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 3:04 PM Roger Critchlow wrote: > I got a "data security incident notification" in the mail from the > "Professional Finance Company, Inc." of Livonia,

Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

I got a "data security incident notification" in the mail from the "Professional Finance Company, Inc." of Livonia, Michigan that offered me an account with "Cyberscout" to monitor my online credit. That sounded so sketchy, that I ignored it. It turns out to be entirely true, one of the largest

Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

Nick, scan Call your Doctor in the morning to double check. Alas Ma'man. Scammers tend to target people about your uh mmpf. Uh 'stage of life'. "local health care provider" or any other generic name is instant redflag for scam. Just to be sure ping your doctor. A data leak wouldn't hit just you.

Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

And consider putting a temporary lock on your credit. It should be free with any of the 3 big credit reporting agencies. I used equifax when my info was leaked. The lock simply means you (or anyone impersonating you) has to

Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

Nick - If I understand your story correctly, I would start by verifying the "local health care company".  If they are someone you do business with, then you can contact them otherwise through "normal" channels (not website/e-mail) that you already trust (you do business with them already?)  

Re: [FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

Nick, Depending on your level of paranoia, you could either call the health care company on a phone number publicly posted on their website and confirm with them that the contents of the email are accurate, or physically show up and do the same. Double checking that the email address corresponds

[FRIAM] Advice sought: data compromise

Hi, everybody, Sorry for the bother. A local health care company writes me to say they have compromised all my identity data, and offers to pay for "Kroll Monitoring Services", giving me an ID number with which to log into their site. When I do this, the site fills in my correct