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Identity Theft

by fractal618 on 4/29/21, 11:32 AM with 1 comments

Hello,

I'm feeling worried because I think I let my full name, phone number and email address get into the wrong hands. How much damage can someone do with a personal email, phone number and full name?

I just got chills all of a sudden. Like I fucked up.

  • by Iolaum on 4/29/21, 12:04 PM

    Quick non-complete mitigation tips:

    Change password on said email (to a strong password suggested by your password manager). Enable 2FA on said email and important accounts.

    Optional:

    Create new email address and enroll there important accounts (bank, government, etc)