The Security Mentor

So you get a notice in the mail that a bunch of people's personal information got exposed, like Social Security numbers or credit card data, and that you might be affected.

Just what do you do with something like that?

Well, if you live in the right place you can ask that nobody be allowed to extend credit in your name without your permission. Consumers Union list of state "credit freeze" laws.

The list isn't perfect. The link for my state is broken, for example.