Anything else I can do

Rollers_63

In 2017 I got hit with several fraudulent gambling accounts all set up at the same time. I found this after finding the soft searches on my credit files. I contacted each one, reported to action fruad and used CIFAS protection for two years and it all went away...........until this week when the same thing has happened again, I have found just the three so far and have had them closed, but expect more when the other two credit monitoring firms refresh. They have confirmed the fraudulent accounts, which were even set up with wrong information and credit cards that were not mine. Thankfully I have not lost any money myself, its the damage that can be done to my credit score/reputation that bothers me in the long term. I have again reported to action fraud and paid for another 2 years CIFAS. The worrying thing is that a soft search with correct name/date of birth/address is all that is needed to set these up.

My question is, is there anything else I can do to tighten down what is happening? I have been subject to hacks on at least three large organisations before, such as Yahoo and Linkdin, so these basic details of me are out there already, not much I can do about that. Any suggestions would be most welcome

[Deleted User]

The CIFAS markers will prevent further fraudulent applications. The credit score is of no concern once the issues have been fixed.

Look to your own security to see where the breach is likely to have come from and tighten things up as needed.

Rollers_63

All was tightened up at the time, long complex unique passwords, 2 factor etc. Sadly, once your details hit the dark web trading areas there is no taking it back. The poor security of our personal data by these large organisations has a lot to answer for