looking for identity protection software that actually helps after a breach not just before one
got a notification a few weeks ago that my email and some personal info showed up in a data breach from a service i had not used in years. changed my passwords, set up two factor where i could, and then started wondering what else i should actually be doing.
the breach already happened so i am not looking for something that promises to prevent it next time. more interested in tools that help monitor what is out in the wild with my information, flag anything suspicious before it turns into a real problem, and give me some visibility into what is being done with my data without having to check ten different places manually.
looked into a few identity protection tools but a lot of the marketing language feels aimed at people who have not been breached yet. curious what has worked for people already dealing with the aftermath and whether the monitoring features are genuinely useful or just alerts that do not tell you anything actionable.