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What do I do when my data gets breached?

What do I do when my data gets breached?

From the course: Tech Simplified: Everyday Tech Questions

What do I do when my data gets breached?

(birds singing) - [Narrator] Dear customer. We regret to inform you (thunder strike) that hackers have stolen (rain pouring) your username, password, birth date, social security number, credit card information, mother's maiden name. - Your data's been breached, and that's stressful! You may be wondering, what do I do when my data gets breached? It'll be okay. Take a deep breath, and let's talk about what to do now. The first step is, don't panic. The second step is to figure out what information was breached so that you can take action. If your username and password were breached, whoever has that information can access your account. You need to change your password as soon as you can, but you also need to make sure that you aren't using that same password for any other accounts (dark techno music) - Hey, get this. Their username is an email address, so I tried the same password on the email account, and now I can read all their emails. They have Hamilton tickets! - If you were, be…

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