Tech fixes · Security & Scams

# Got a Data Breach Alert? What to Do When Your Password Was Exposed

Change the exposed password everywhere you used it, turn on two-step login and watch your accounts for unusual activity. If financial or identity information was exposed, consider freezing your credit, which is free in the U.S.

Also searched as: password found in data breach · my email was in a breach · compromised password warning · breach notification letter

- **Starting price:** From $200

- **Where:** Remote, anywhere in the U.S.

- **Quote:** Fixed price before work starts

## Try this first

- Change the exposed password, and any account where you reused it
- Use a password manager to create unique passwords
- Turn on two-step login for email, banking and work accounts
- Check bank and card statements for unfamiliar charges
- Consider a credit freeze with the three credit bureaus
- Expect phishing emails that mention the breach

Common causes

- A website or vendor you use was breached
- The same password reused across many sites
- Old accounts you forgot about
- Passwords saved in an unprotected browser profile

## When it’s more than a quick fix

If business accounts, customer data or payment systems were involved, you may have notification duties, so get help assessing it.

### How we fix it remotely

We roll out a password manager and two-step login across the business, check for exposed accounts and help you respond if customer data was involved.

Get it fixed

## How a remote fix works

1. **Tell us what’s happening:** Two minutes with the form on this page. No account needed.
2. **Get a fixed price:** A personal reply within one business day, with the price agreed before any work starts.
3. **We fix it remotely:** You approve access, follow progress and pay in your private client portal.

## Related services

- [Password Manager Rollout for Teams](https://wisconsintechshop.com/cybersecurity/password-manager-rollout/): Stop sharing passwords on sticky notes and spreadsheets: a team password manager with shared vaults, strong unique passwords and clean offboarding. (From $200)
- [Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Rollout](https://wisconsintechshop.com/cybersecurity/mfa-rollout/): The single best defense against stolen passwords: multi-factor sign-in on email, banking, remote access and key apps, rolled out without chaos. (From $250)
- [Home Cybersecurity & Identity Theft Help](https://wisconsintechshop.com/cybersecurity/home-cybersecurity/): Protect your family’s accounts, money and identity: secure email and bank logins, freeze credit, clean up hacked accounts and avoid the next scam. (From $100)

## Questions

### Is a breach alert from my browser real?

Alerts from your own browser or password manager are real; alerts arriving by email or text could be phishing, so go to the site directly.

### Does freezing my credit hurt my score?

No. A freeze blocks new accounts in your name and doesn’t affect your score.

### Can you fix this remotely?

We roll out a password manager and two-step login across the business, check for exposed accounts and help you respond if customer data was involved.

## More security & scams fixes

- [Clicked a Phishing Link or Entered Your Password](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/clicked-phishing-link/)
- [Fake Virus Warning or “Call Microsoft” Pop-Up](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/fake-virus-warning-popup/)
- [Cyber Insurance Questionnaire Asking About MFA, EDR and Backups](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/cyber-insurance-questionnaire/)
- [Team Sharing Passwords in a Spreadsheet or Group Chat](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/team-shares-passwords-in-spreadsheet/)

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## Want us to just fix it?

Tell us what’s happening. Most problems like this are fixed remotely, often the same day, and every request gets a personal reply within one business day.

- Big projects and small ones are all welcome
- Fixed-price quotes, no surprise invoices
- You own your code, data and accounts
- A client portal to track progress, invoices and payments
- Rooted in Wisconsin, serving businesses nationwide

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