How a Security Breach cost me $47k

“I couldn’t believe it – my credit details were up and available for literally anyone on the dark web! How could this have happened? I felt completely lost.”

Like most people today, I shop online quite often, and it has made my life so easy! The purchase process is quick, private and I get products delivered to my door. I was never too suspicious when it comes to online stores, and I often found the best deals in unfamiliar websites.

But lately, weird things started to happen. I got a few charges on my credit bill that I didn’t remember, and since they were only a few dollars, I assumed they were tax or fees, so I never paid attention to it and when the charges showed up every now and then – I ignored them.

Until one day I got a call from the bank, saying I had to sort my debt as soon as possible. I was so confused at first – I have never been in debt and kept track of my expenses, so I thought it might be scammers, trying to get my info on the phone, though the caller ID clearly showed my bank’s phone number. Could this call be real?

I hurried to log in my bank account and see what’s going on, and I was horrified to find out he was right. Turns out my credit card bill “drained” my account. Moreover, my future credit bills are amounting to $47,000 in the next 3 months. I couldn’t believe my eyes – SOMEONE IS USING MY CREDIT CARD

After researching, I learned that all the charges I found on my past bills were “tests” to see if I’ll contact my credit company or cancel them. Unfortunately, by ignoring the charges I was basically raising a green flag for the thieves.

After I canceled my card, a friend of mine recommended I use ‘Protect’ by Experian®. ‘Protect’ is a tool that was designed to assist users like me in preventing and handling security breaches. It thoroughly scans the dark web, to see if there are any personal details online. In my attempt to assess the damage, I ended up finding what exactly I was hoping not to find…

I couldn’t believe it – my credit details were up and available for literally anyone on the dark web! How could this have happened? I felt completely lost.

What I found using ‘Protect’ by Experian® was even more horrifying: I had three more credit cards showing on the dark web and my home address and kids’ names were published on extremely evil websites. Luckily, ‘Protect’ advised me exactly what to do!

I wanted to share my story to let the world know how amazing and how powerful this tool called ‘Protect’ by Experian® truly is. Thanks to ‘Protect’ I was able to save three other credit cards that were also compromised.

The scariest thing about a digital security breach is that sometimes by the time you discover it – it’s already too late! That is why ‘Protect’ is so unique – it’s exactly what this product does! it was designed to prevent security breaches, just like the one I suffered from.

‘Protect’ lets you enroll in a free Experian® membership and verify your identity, scans thousands of sites and in case your info is compromised, Experian® will let you know the next steps you should take to ensure your identity is safe.

‘Protect’ by Experian® helped me sort out the mess I was in. Using ‘Protect’ I was also able to:

• Perform a Dark Web Triple Scan for my social security number, Email and phone number.
• Get my Free Experian Credit Report and FICO® Score* every 30 days on sign in.
• Stay informed of any changes with an updated Experian credit report every 30 days.
• Raise my FICO® Score instantly - free, with Experian Boost†