re: Walmart Account Hacked

Don’t make your password “password” gramps. But seriously, you have to assume they have all of your information down to your library card and blood type. Your information is probably for sale on the dark web. Cancel all your credit cards and debit cards, shred your checks, close your bank account and open new ones. Freeze your credit and make sure to call the opt out number to stop all credit card solicitations. Next, go down to your local federal building and fill out the necessary forms to get a new SS number. Just tell them you’re a victim of identity theft. Bring the Wal Mart receipt as proof. You’ll need to go to an all cash system until this blows over. It could take 6-9 months. You’ll need to watch your mailbox every day as soon as the mail is delivered to look for people stealing your mail. Don’t take your eyes off of it for one second because these thieves are good. Send someone to get money orders so you can pay bills, but only mail the at the post office. Don’t drop them in the box. Make sure to hand them to a person behind the counter. You can’t be too careful. Go to every restaurant/store where you've used your cards in the last 6 months and do a thorough investigation. And call every online retailer and do the same thing. Start with Amazon. You’ll be sure to track down the thieves soon. But until then, hunker down. This is gonna be a long, tough fight.