![]() In the absence of more reliable information from Equifax, it is safer to assume you ARE compromised. Am I safe?Ī: As noted in this story from Friday, the site seems hopelessly broken, often returning differing results for the same data submitted at different times. Q: That site tells me I was not affected by the breach. In addition, it has put up a Web site - that tried to let people determine whether they were affected. Q: What is Equifax doing about this breach?Ī: Equifax is offering one free year of their credit monitoring service. Equifax said it believes the intruders got access to “limited personal information for certain UK and Canadian residents.” It has not disclosed what information for those residents was at risk or how many from Canada and the UK may be impacted. consumers, and “certain dispute documents with personal identifying information for approximately 182,000 U.S. Equifax also said the breach involved some driver’s license numbers (although it didn’t say how many or which states might be impacted), credit card numbers for roughly 209,000 U.S. But for now, the data at risk includes Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses on 143 million Americans. Q: What information was jeopardized in the breach?Ī: Equifax was keen to point out that its investigation is ongoing. It has been updated to include new information specific to the Equifax intrusion. Some of the Q&As below were originally published in a 2015 story, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Security Freeze. Here’s what you need to know and what you should do in response to this unprecedented breach. But if ever there was a reminder that you - the consumer - are ultimately responsible for protecting your financial future, this is it. It remains unclear whether those responsible for stealing Social Security numbers and other data on as many as 143 million Americans from big-three credit bureau Equifax intend to sell this data to identity thieves.
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