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Medtron pacemaker cybersecurity breach?

Posted by peggynurse @peggynurse, Jul 9 9:54am

Anybody with a Medtronic pacemaker receive a letter from Medtronic fraud department concerning a cyber security breach?

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sandw40 | @sandw40 | Jul 14 8:30am

Something no one has mentioned and equally extremely important is to lock access to your SSN via E Verify a government site. If the breach has exposed your SSN along with other basic information anyone can create new accounts.

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peggynurse | @peggynurse | Jul 14 9:18am
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Something no one has mentioned and equally extremely important is to lock access to your SSN via E Verify a government site. If the breach has exposed your SSN along with other basic information anyone can create new accounts.

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I’ll look into how to do that.

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fiddlinchuck | @fiddlinchuck | Jul 19 9:18am

I received a 2-page letter yesterday (July 18) that explained a breath that occurred back in April, they recommended placing credit freezes if you have not already done so and are offering 2 years of free credit monitoring through a credit monitoring company. You have until September 30 to enroll in the free credit monitoring. I setup credit freezes long ago and will likely enroll in the free credit monitoring. I hope this info is helpful.

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peggynurse | @peggynurse | Jul 19 11:53am
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I received a 2-page letter yesterday (July 18) that explained a breath that occurred back in April, they recommended placing credit freezes if you have not already done so and are offering 2 years of free credit monitoring through a credit monitoring company. You have until September 30 to enroll in the free credit monitoring. I setup credit freezes long ago and will likely enroll in the free credit monitoring. I hope this info is helpful.

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@fiddlinchuck I did the same. Thank you so much for your reply.

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