Recent AT&T data breach exposes personal info; experts suggest strong passwords, multifactor auth, credit monitoring, and monitoring breach sites.
Data breaches like the recent AT&T incident are increasing due to online activities. Personal info such as email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, and passwords are vulnerable. To protect against data breaches, experts recommend changing affected passwords, using strong ones with 16+ characters, enabling multifactor authentication, monitoring credit for new accounts, and checking breach-tracking websites like Have I Been Pwned. Companies typically notify customers of breaches and provide identity protection services.
April 18, 2024
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