Community Chat

[JanetsGirl]

Last July, Aflac announced a data breach that involved private customer information.  Yesterday (12/23/25), Aflac provided details regarding the data breach:  it involves 22.65 million customers and the hacked customer data include names, DOB, addresses, government-issued ID numbers (such as DL and SSN), and medical and health insurance information.  Aflac is now notifying these customers.  If you (or someone you know) is or was an Aflac customer, keep an eye out for this notification, and if you don't get it you may nonetheless want to check with Aflac to determine if you were affected.

[Laura14]

Thank you!

I just got my letter from BCBS about January's data breach there. They want me to give all my data they just lost to another company I never heard of to do free monitoring for a year.

I have so many companies doing free monitoring on me for data breaches that at this point, it just doesn't matter. It's out.  

[They CallMe MRWILKES]

The best tool we have when something like this occurs is to be proactive and do our own monitoring.   I wouldn't necessarily rely solely on some other corporation to inform me.

Basics are to set up alerts and notifications for all accounts:  bank, credit cards, investment and retirement. 

Also, check your credit score with some regularity.  A sudden change could be indicative of something you aren't aware of.

One corporation lost your data and now you're expecting another corporation to help?  Help yourself first.

[LizzieInSRQ]

Very good advice. @They CallMe MRWILKES thank you

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[tansy]

Freeze your accounts. At this point I'd be surprised if there is anyone whose personal info isn't available on the dark web.

[cindyNC]

What really annoys me about these data breeches is that it seems to take so long for them to be announced.  

[San Antonio Gal]

One should always watch their accounts - data breach or not.

1.  Monitor checking, savings, and investments.  

2. Subscribe to a credit monitoring service - free or paying service.  Watch your credit report.

3.  Consider "freezing" your credit from the 3 reporting agencies below.   Access is only needed if you're applying for credit.  If you freeze it, you will need to unfreeze prior to applying for credit.  This is easy and can be done online.

• equifax.com
• transunion.com
• experian.com

[JoyFilled Warrior]

Having been made more & more aware of these "data breaches," I'm STILL absolute *shock* when I see that crooks can subsume/consume/take over someone's HOUSE & HOME, without the owner's knowledge even!! 

       WHAT in the World, HAVE WE BECOME?  

That is totally, totally *UNconscionable, imho!!