If the breached data contains your account passwords, cryptography keys, credit card info, etc you should update and invalidate that information. Once that data is out there, there isn't really anything else you can do but make that data no longer useful.
You can check on https://npd.pentester.com/
Get accounts on all three credit agencies and freeze your credit.
Use a password manager like 1Password so each site you use has a different password. Make sure you use MFA/2FA when you can and use your phone number as little as possible- it’s hilariously easier than you think to get your number transferred to a new phone.
You can use a service like https://www.optery.com/ which consumer reports just said is the best paid service next to doing it yourself for getting off lists.
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