The credit freeze is a good idea, even if a hassle. Problem is there is lots of other forms of identity theft. Tax related ID Theft issues alone have become an epidemic in this country. And this breach potentially contained drivers license numbers, SS numbers, addresses, and lots of other personal information.

 

If you have been affected by this breach, you may want to file Form 14039 with the IRS and follow up with them and request an Identity Protection PIN, so that you and only you can file a tax return in the future using your IPPIN that they issue. You can find more information on Internal Revenue Service | An official website of the United States government.

 

This is good to know, thanks.

How does anyone know who to trust in this?

 

How can we be certain that by checking if you've been effected isn't opening the door to be effected?

 

How does freezing one's credit ensure that hackers can't hack data on those who have?

 

By checking, couldn't one leave a footprint of themselves by doing so?

 

How do we know that this whole debacle isn't a trap and bait for folks to massively expose their information?

 

Sure, our sensitive data is out there and vulnerable and not secure, but couldn't one possibly compound that lack of security by providing information while seeking information regarding their own status, and maybe welcome trouble in the course of trying to prevent it?

 

I don't know how many ways to say what I'm trying to say, but hopefully it's making sense rather just sounding overly paranoid.

Should be. Of course, you dump the stock and make millions and I rob the local convenient store of $300 and we'll see who goes to jail first and who serves more time!