[KGIII]

Repercussions? For the OPM hack, I got a form letter and a year (I think, I didn't use it) of credit monitoring. That was some of my most intimate information. That was a huge invasion of my privacy. I didn't even get a phone call. I didn't even get a sincere apology.

[ylem]

Just as an FYI, I think they extended the period to 10 years. I agree that it was handled poorly!

[KGIII]

I froze my credit. I am in a position where I don't need credit and can get credit by virtue of assets if I did need to. I was, for lack of a better phrase, pretty pissed off. I got a form letter and something about credit monitoring in one of those weird security envelopes, as I recall.

Ten years? Yeah, that'll help. I pretty much admitted to everything I'd ever done, on those forms. It wasn't just me impacted, it had names of my friends and family. Then, I'm guessing it had all the notes I didn't see, from things like the interviews.

I don't have any real enemies, or any reason to be afraid, but that makes me no less angry and feel no less violated. Meh... I try to let the anger go, so it only pops up when I discuss it. There's nothing I can do to change it. I do consider it the greatest violation of trust ever enacted on me by the government. There was no reason for me to even be in the system any more, I am retired.

[redacted]

Oh well... If you can get away with it, freeze your credit. This does, curiously, impact your credit score. The peace of mind is worth it. Sorry for the novella.