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Windows defender is having a lot of problems.
So I have a Microsoft 365 Family subscription, and Dark Web Monitoring shows 0 monitored items. SSN verification fails and advises you to contact support. I was also unable to delete the monitored information. I’m receive the error "Something went wrong, try again in a bit." The issue occurs in the Microsoft Defender app, web portal, and across devices. Is there anyway that I can get help with this?
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- LilNucleusCopper Contributor
Thanks I’m going to contact them one last time.
Because the same failure occurs in the Defender app, web dashboard, and multiple devices, this is unlikely to be a local problem. Identity theft monitoring is available only to United States customers, so confirm that the Microsoft account owning the Family subscription is eligible and signed into Defender. Do not submit an SSN while the service returns errors. In the Defender dashboard, open Dark web monitoring, select the ellipsis, and try “Remove all your info.” Microsoft states that this removes information supplied to identity monitoring, although Experian breach or credit data is handled separately. If verification and removal both fail, capture the time, account, subscription owner, screenshots, and error, then contact Microsoft Support for Defender and request escalation for identity theft monitoring. Because this workflow handles sensitive identity data through an Experian-backed service, support must inspect the account-side enrollment state; reinstalling Defender is unlikely to correct it.