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Originally Posted by JRcorvette
On this data breach they got everything about you including your SS number. Comcast should be held liable for any costs incurred by people who have damages from identity theft!!!
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The letter said the last four of the SS number. Do you have any information that it was more than that?
My name, number, last four of SSN, and DoB are stored on many places, possibly including the open internet. I don't like seeing them all in one place and I don't like that systems that have them are breached but I don't get terribly excited about that either.
With the information that was taken they *might* be able to get into my Xfinity account. If I reused a password on another site then they *might* be able to get into that site if they tried. And, if I used a particularly weak password then they *might* be able to determine what it was. The things that they *might* be able to do are still a long way from actually stealing anything from me.
I've had checking accounts opened in my name even without data breaches. It will be very difficult for anyone to prove that a case of identity theft is attributable to this particular data breach. A credit freeze is a wise choice even without a breach. A monitoring service or getting the six free credit reports (two for each of the three credit bureaus) is good for peace of mind.