Consumer Warning: What to Do After a Data Breach
Category: Data security · Updated recently
If a company you’ve used reports a data breach, your email, phone number, address, or login details
could be exposed. The fastest way to reduce risk is to secure the accounts that control password resets
and payments—starting with your email.
Step 1: Secure the most important accounts
- Change your email password (use a unique one).
- Turn on 2FA for email and banking.
- Check email forwarding rules (attackers sometimes add these).
- Review “logged in devices” and remove anything you don’t recognize.
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Step 2: Stop credential stuffing
- Update passwords anywhere you reused the breached password.
- Use a password manager to create unique logins.
- Watch for “password reset” emails you didn’t request.
Step 3: Monitor and document
- Turn on bank/card transaction alerts.
- Check account history for unusual logins or purchases.
- Keep a record of breach notices and any suspicious activity.
Tip: If your email is compromised, secure email first—then secure everything else.
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Note: Informational only; not legal/financial advice.