For businesses reporting a data breach pursuant to A.R.S. § 18-551, et seq., please use this form.
Consumer Tips
If your information was compromised or you believe your information was compromised in a data breach, take the following steps to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft:
- Immediately contact your bank and/or credit card company and request a new card.
- Review and scrutinize debit and credit card transactions.
- Request a free credit report from the 3 credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) to check for any unauthorized accounts and charges. Consumers should continually to monitor credit reports.
- Consider implementing a security freeze.
- Change all of your passwords and security questions and answers for any online accounts.
- Use strong passwords. A password should be at least 8 characters long, unique to each account, and contain upper and lower case letters, symbols, and numbers.
- Be cautious of unsolicited emails, texts or phone calls asking for personal information.
- Do not click links or downloading attachments in unknown or unsolicited emails or texts.
- Sign up for two-step email verification which requires a password and another step to verify your identity.
- Keep your financial information to yourself. Never give out credit card, checking or savings account information to anyone who calls you. Call the company yourself to make sure the inquiry is valid.