Apparently my national insurance number etc are now on the dark web.
They've given twelve months of Experian Plus as "compensation".
Pretty sure this doesn't cover the lifetime of the risk...
Anyway, anyone fancy a class action?
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I've had the "pleasure" of having to deal with Experian recently.
That 12 months sounds like a punishment, rather than compensation. They are, hands down, the single most useless company that I have ever, ever come across. I'm pretty sure that they don't actually employ anyone, but just parrot what the Registry Trust and/ or the Court tell them. That's literally it. And if they DO employ anyone, the it's just a single moron who will be replaced by the kind of AI that could run on a Raspberry Pi.
No, make that a Commodore 16. A broken one.
Ive decided to pursue compo (compo face). Genuinely disturbing - the hackers had access to everything down to passport details and retirement dates.
Experian MIGHT be better than nothing but it only covers one aspect of the dangers of identity theft.
I’m affected too. Not. Sure what to do yet
Did they offer you twelve months too?
Did they ask you for a credit card so you can your Experian account running automatically when the 12 months expires?
No they just send you a one time use code
erk - how do you know?
They offered me £1000. I just need to send my bank account, sort code, post code and mother's maiden name. They have all the other info on me.
Escaped - your provider SHOULD email you. I don't know if all have.
Have been emailed. It’s linked to my pension ffs. Ive got Bitdefender digital identity theft stuff already so not convinced Experian will offer me anything extra. Waiting to hear
more and talking to others who are still in the scheme.
In what way is the Experian thing meant to assist at all?
It means you get notified if someone opens a new financial product in your ID
Some also supposedly search the dark web and tell you if your name comes up
If you're worried, you should visit haveibeenpwned.com, which tells you where you have been affected by breaches.
For example, I can tell that I was caught in hacks on Linkedin, MyFitnessPal and the "Collection #1 Breach".
It's true about the dark web Clergs.
I was caught on my fitness pal. Too. Much so far only this and Crapita
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