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Change all your important account passwords, enable encryption where you can at rest and e2ee in transit, and enable 2FA to send to a device you know is in your possession like a SMS to keep an eye out for failed logins and such.
Just out of curiosity what would changing all of my important account logins achieve if the leak was a healthcare provider that doesn't have anything other than my medical history and insurance card (I never sign up for "patient portals" and the like.)? Not trying to go against what you're saying as I already do most of what you're recommending there. In fact I actively avoid 2FA by SMS in favor of Authentication apps (such as Aegis), and use a password manager to randomly generate all my logins.
If your using good 2fa auth. and generated passwords you probably OK. It wasn't stated you had good measures in place. I was thinking more identity theft situation where someone could compromise your financials. If all they have is some medications, insurance, and basic info you really don't have major concerns. Now if they have your DoB, Social Security, Address, etc then that's where locking down all your accounts would be more appropriate. Your post sounded more severe than your reply here so that lead me to believe it was more dire.
Thats fair, I appreciate the input none-the-less :)