I just received a letter from UHaul that my personal information from rental contracts was stolen. This likely includes my drivers license, address and DOB. It’s interesting that they stress that payment or credit card information was not taken, but credit card info is not nearly as valuable as a verified name, address, DOB, bonus drivers license info and probably my signature.
Consider that Stolen drivers license info sells for $20-$40 on the dark web vs $1 for a stolen credit card.
What is of great importance is the fact that the breech actually occurred starting in November 2021 through April 2022, but was not actually discovered until August 2022. So my personal information was likely stolen and sold on the dark web over 5-11 months ago.
This is why it’s absolutely critical that people lock their credit and constantly monitor their PII.
I already have my credit reports frozen on all 6 major services along with monitoring my info regularly. I have accessed Dark Web sites to search for breech files which have my or my families info too.
I’m actually inclined to just get a new DL, since they are issuing them with the new soundex number format anyway.
Here is the associated news story for those interested.
Honestly everyone should freeze their credit if you have not already done so.
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Consider that Stolen drivers license info sells for $20-$40 on the dark web vs $1 for a stolen credit card.
What is of great importance is the fact that the breech actually occurred starting in November 2021 through April 2022, but was not actually discovered until August 2022. So my personal information was likely stolen and sold on the dark web over 5-11 months ago.
This is why it’s absolutely critical that people lock their credit and constantly monitor their PII.
I already have my credit reports frozen on all 6 major services along with monitoring my info regularly. I have accessed Dark Web sites to search for breech files which have my or my families info too.
I’m actually inclined to just get a new DL, since they are issuing them with the new soundex number format anyway.
Here is the associated news story for those interested.
U-Haul Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Customer Data of More Than 2 Million Clients Over 5 Months - CPO Magazine
A data breach of the third largest storage space provider and popular moving company, U-Haul, exposed sensitive customer data in the contractual information of 2.2 million users over five months.
www.cpomagazine.com
Honestly everyone should freeze their credit if you have not already done so.
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