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Got a Capital One credit card in your wallet? Here's how to protect yourself

When Capital One announced Monday that more than 100 million credit card customers and applicants had their personal data hacked, it raised the question for worried consumers: Who's in your wallet?

The short answer is Paige A. Thompson, 33, a former Seattle tech worker also known by the online handle "erratic," who, according to federal prosecutors, allegedly hacked into Capital One

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