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7 ways to prevent identity theft following data breach | By Melissa Teeter, Horicon Bank Security Officer

Washington / Dodge/ Fond du Lac Co., Wi – National Public Data confirmed a recent data breach compromising 2.9 billion records of personal information. Names, addresses, emails, even social security numbers were compromised for billions of people. The NPD incident is one of the largest data breaches to date, but unfortunately, it is not the only one. Companies like AT&T, Ticketmaster and Bank of America have all suffered similar breaches in 2024.

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So where does that leave you?

While we cannot prevent data breaches from occurring, we can take necessary steps to protect ourselves, our children, and our families from being victims of identity theft and financial exploitation.

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Check out our latest blog post from Horicon Bank Security Officer, Melissa Teeter for 7 ways to prevent identity theft. By taking steps such as freezing your credit, monitoring your credit report and switching to eStatements you can be proactive in protecting your information.

Click HERE to learn more

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