Nothing is safe

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I got a letter today regarding another Data Breach. This time it was from a firm that manages Dermatology firms. I go to a national well know firm, I’ve been to the skin quacks seven times for Basal Cell carcinoma , face cut four times, forehead once, nose once, right ear once. They may have gotten all my personal information but they didn’t get and financial/ credit information because I never have to pay and they don’t know how many :raccoon: :raccoon: come to visit.
Internet and hackers are evil. yes I am still a handsome old fart.
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This is sad, it is becoming more of a nightmare. With AI on the rise, it is getting harder to track or mitigate.

Hope you are doing well…

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Is that what the :raccoon::raccoon: tell you?

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You’re not getting any younger, unless your name is Antonius. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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You may want to consider Freezing your credit with the three main credit reporting bureaus. You don’t want bad people trying to open credit in your name.

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That advice was also included in the letter.

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You generally hear about Equifax, Experian and TransUnion being the 3 main credit reporting bureaus. Do a search for Innovis which is considered the 4th major credit reporting bureau.

I have a credit freeze with all 4 companies. Being retired companies rarely need to run a credit check on me. The plus is I never receive any credit card application solicitations in the mail.

A credit Freeze with the above 4 companies is free and you can unfreeze when needed.

A credit Lock sometimes comes with a fee.

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I got the same letter from my Dermatologist’s office. Nothing is safe anymore.

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The letter I received was from DermCare Management. They didn’t offer me any free credit monitoring, just advice on credit freeze and credit reports.
https://www.hipaajournal.com/data-breaches-dermcare-management-option-care-health-aetna/

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I received this email from my local dermatology office:

Notice of Class Action Settlement

IF YOU RECEIVED THIS NOTICE, YOU HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS an Individual WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION may have been affected by A DATA SECURITY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 14, 2025, AND MAY 13, 2025

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@antonius We need to meet for a meal and discuss our ailments, just like we used to joke about the old farts when we were much younger.

You might say I am the opposite of paranoid. So what if they have my info. Everything is monitored so it will take perseverance to hack me and MrsG MrsG MrsG. We got a thing going on…

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I just sent my Skin Quack firm (Berman Skin Institute) a “Nasty Gram” email because their web site states all information is confidential and will not be shared with anyone. I just did it because I am a grumpy old man.
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