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Walk It Through: The Breach Letter

A letter about stolen data, thirty days, a new credit card opened in someone else's name, and a felony.

A letter says a retailer's systems were breached and customer information was taken.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A retail data breach followed by a fraudulent account. Credit freezes, tax identity theft, and medical identity theft are left out.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.