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My 'free' tax filing site cost me $200 in identity theft cleanup
I used one of those pop-up tax sites last April (you know, the ones with the big 'free' banners). Turns out they sold my full name, address, and SSN from my return. Someone opened a credit card in my name a month later. I spent $200 on credit monitoring and report freezes to sort it out. Has anyone found a truly secure way to file online without this risk?
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allen.kai2mo agoMost Upvoted
My dentist's office got hit with a data breach last year, same shady business model.
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paul_taylor212mo ago
Wait, hold on. I actually see it the opposite way, @allen.kai. That breach sounds like a security failure, not a shady business plan. My buddy's small clinic got hacked too, and it was just outdated software. They weren't selling data, they were just cheap on IT updates.
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violaramirez2mo ago
Honestly, "cheap on IT updates" is the shady part to me now.
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