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A hacking group claimed to have stolen 2.9 billion people's data from a data broker in April .
The leak purports to provide much of the information that banks, insurance companies and service providers seek when creating accounts.
Experts say the leak could power a raft of identity theft, fraud and other crimes.
PIRG cautions never to do so in response to an unsolicited email or text purporting to be from one of the credit agencies.
Password manager apps offer a simple way to create and keep track of passwords by storing them in the cloud.
You can also sign up for a service that monitors your accounts and the dark web to guard against identity theft.
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