In this episode, we discuss the steps you can take to protect yourself if your sensitive information is lost in a data breach.  On December 18, 2020, hackers gained access to St. Joseph’s/Candler hospital system. The hackers maintained access until the middle of the night on June 17, 2021, when they deployed a ransomware attack on the hospital system.  The protected heath information of 1,400,000 patients was potentially compromised in the ransomware attack.

With ransomware attacks in healthcare attacks nearly doubled on a year-over-year basis, we discuss what you can do to monitor your credit score, should your information be compromised. We talk about the free reports provided by Experian, Equifax, and Transunion (thanks to the Faire Credit Reporting Act). We also discuss freezing credit and other options.

In This Episode:

St. Joseph’s/Candler
Equifax
Transunion
Experian

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