Quest hack. Seriously: Freeze your credit: I did. Not too hard. Here's how:

[lindysalsagal]

http://www.clark.com/credit-freeze-and-thaw-guide

When I want to thaw my credit I can make a call and give my pin number and it allows me to select a date when it automatically re-freezes. $10. Small price to pay for peace of mind. No one is getting ahold of my ss.

I didn't do it online: I did it snail mail, because I also never type my ss into my keyboard.

Clark has all the forms and addresses.

I might be in the newest Quest hack: I already was in 3 others in the past. So, that's it.

Also: he advises never use your debit online or in a free-standing atm. The law doesn't protect you from ID theft.

I also got into a credit union and I don't do online banking or bill-pay.

I know the freeze worked because there have been times when a phone or car dealer used the wrong one and it was rejected. Monitoring is too late: The money's already gone.

[lindysalsagal]

1. And now, the yahoo hack.

NOTICE OF DATA BREACH

Dear Yahoo Member,
We are writing to inform you about a data security issue that may involve your Yahoo account information. We have taken steps to secure your account and are working closely with law enforcement.

What Happened?
Law enforcement provided Yahoo in November 2016 with data files that a third party claimed was Yahoo user data. We analyzed this data with the assistance of outside forensic experts and found that it appears to be Yahoo user data. Based on further analysis of this data by the forensic experts, we believe an unauthorized third party, in August 2013, stole data associated with a broader set of user accounts, including yours. We have not been able to identify the intrusion associated with this theft. We believe this incident is likely distinct from the incident we disclosed on September 22, 2016.

What Information Was Involved?
The stolen user account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (using MD5) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. Not all of these data elements may have been present for your account. The investigation indicates that the stolen information did not include passwords in clear text, payment card data, or bank account information. Payment card data and bank account information are not stored in the system we believe was affected.

What We Are Doing
We are taking action to protect our users:
We are requiring potentially affected users to change their passwords.
We invalidated unencrypted security questions and answers so that they cannot be used to access an account.
We continuously enhance our safeguards and systems that detect and prevent unauthorized access to user accounts.
What You Can Do
We encourage you to follow these security recommendations:
Change your passwords and security questions and answers for any other accounts on which you used the same or similar information used for your Yahoo account.
Review all of your accounts for suspicious activity.
Be cautious of any unsolicited communications that ask for your personal information or refer you to a web page asking for personal information.
Avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails.
Additionally, please consider using Yahoo Account Key, a simple authentication tool that eliminates the need to use a password on Yahoo altogether.