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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums5 things to do right now if you're worried about the Equifax hack
Summary, but more details about the steps at the link......
1. Check your free credit reports
2. Put a fraud alert on your credit
3. Keep an eye on bank accounts and credit card statements
4. Sign up for a credit monitoring or identity theft protection service
5. If you're really worried, put a freeze on your credit
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/09/pf/what-to-do-equifax-hack/index.html
msongs
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msongs
(67,436 posts)issues - equifax would run and experian said you had to write them by snail mail to order a copy
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)And am actively working to get creditors to stop using Equifax, those assholes need to be put out of business. Since creditors like banks, credit unions, American Express, etc., bear a large part of the cost of cyberfraud, they shouldn't be too hard to convince to cut Equifax loose. There will still be two redundant credit bureaus, who will have fear motivating their IT security expenditures vs. executive bonuses.