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Your data isn't at risk of being breached. It already has been. The right question is whether what's out there can still be used against you. Most of the attack surfaces that actually matter are stoppable with free government tools almost nobody has touched: new credit accounts opened in your name, fraudulent tax returns filed before you file yours, employment fraud using your SSN, bank account takeovers. The IRS Identity Protection PIN alone is worth calling out. Someone can file a return in your name, collect your refund, and disappear before you ever log into TurboTax. There's a free six-digit PIN that blocks this cold. Most people have never heard of it. A few things worth flagging from the guide: - 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in 2025 and was acquired, putting genetic data for millions of users at risk of sale. If you have an account, delete it and request deletion of your physical sample. - HIPAA covers your doctor. It doesn't cover your fitness tracker, your wellness app, or your period tracking app. That data flows freely and largely without regulation. - E-Verify Self Lock is something most people don't know exists. If someone uses your SSN to get a job, the IRS gets their wages on your record. Self Lock blocks it at employers who use E-Verify, which is most large ones. If you do nothing else, freeze your credit at all four bureaus and get an IRS IP PIN. It takes about 90 minutes and cost nothing. Read the guide, pick a few off the list, and stop treating this as something that happens to other people. https://briangreenberg.net/2026/05/07/how-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft/ #Cybersecurity #IdentityTheft #Privacy #security #cloud #infosec