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Old Feb 12, 2026 | 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by MASTERNC
I have a freeze but I do use the monitoring services. I should note more of them these days are more identity focused than credit focused. For example, I was notified that my email showed up on the dark web from Panera Bread, who supposedly has been breached recently but has not disclosed it publicly.
I got the same notice this week re Panera.

I just got a free offer today for a monitoring service due to the Neiman Marcus breach. I stopped mid filling it out as it required that I provide my social security number. That made me queasy as them it had all my personal information.
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