Data Breach Victims Talk of Initial Terror, Then Vigilance<br />“I thought, ‘Well, here we go again’,” said Ms. Fairweather, an employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who found out this week<br />that the Equifax attack made her data vulnerable two years after it was stolen in the Office of Personnel Management hacking.<br />He went to the local police station, set up a program to screen for suspicious activity stemming from his Social Security number<br />and financial data, changed his eBay password and created a new bank account.<br />Ms. Barbour, a retired marketing researcher, said she has never had a physical credit card or Social Security card stolen.<br />“Initially, it’s really terrifying, especially having your Social Security number taken,” said<br />Mr. Harwood, who noticed a mysterious attempt to transfer $1,000 from his bank account.
