About the Massive Equifax Data Breach and What to Do About it
As almost every knows, in Equifax suffered a massive data breach that affected about half of the United States population and nearly three-quarters of consumers with credit reports. To make matters worse, the stolen information included sensitive personal data useful for identity theft: Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and in some cases, driver’s license numbers. The thieves also got credit card information on 200,000 consumers. Consumer advocates are calling on Equifax to pay fees for security freezes for consumers. A security freeze is the most effective measure against “new account” identity theft, because it stops thieves from using the consumer’s stolen...
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