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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 21:22:31 GMT -5
Hack included 143 miilion, approximately 40% of the American population: www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/Considering few under 18 have a credit rating, the hack above for those older includes an even more significant percentage of adults. Good chance you're on this list if you've had a credit rating check performed recently. Click "Potential Impact," "Check Potential Impact," enter your last name and six of your SS and you'll know if you are included. I'm included. My enrollment date for additional protection is 9/13  Good luck y'all |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 8, 2017 21:37:15 GMT -5
Unclear to me what the potential impact is. I have no credit score since I do not use credit. If someone can make hay out of my personal information then they are doing better than I ever could. LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 22:24:56 GMT -5
If someone can squeeze some extra money out of my creditors, more power to em. I am enrolling, if it's free
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Post by sablebrush52 on Sept 9, 2017 1:07:28 GMT -5
How reassuring to know that Equifax was responsibly safeguarding its information. Oh...wait a minute...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 2:17:50 GMT -5
How reassuring to know that Equifax was responsibly safeguarding its information. Oh...wait a minute... Exactly, LOL. Not my first rodeo. I've been with LifeLock since 2012. Not an advertisement but they have been helpful to the extent I'd recommend. I'm not the most tech savvy here; however, it occurs to me SS#s should be separated from all other data in preparation of a hack. No epiphany required as I thought running around in the early 80s with duffle bags stamped with my SS# on the side might not be a good idea. |
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Post by sablebrush52 on Sept 9, 2017 15:04:56 GMT -5
How reassuring to know that Equifax was responsibly safeguarding its information. Oh...wait a minute... Exactly, LOL. Not my first rodeo. I've been with LifeLock since 2012. Not an advertisement but they have been helpful to the extent I'd recommend. I'm not the most tech savvy here; however, it occurs to me SS#s should be separated from all other data in preparation of a hack. No epiphany required as I thought running around in the early 80s with duffle bags stamped with my SS# on the side might not be a good idea. Social Security #'s are completely compromised. Any statement to the contrary is a joke. One database after another gets hacked, but it doesn't always make the news. Millions of SS numbers were posted online a number of years back, for anyone to copy. You're SS number has probably been published more than Tom Sawyer. I also use an Identity Theft service. Why companies don't put in redundant encryption layers in this day and age is beyond me. One thing I do is make sure that the answers to my "security questions" are all fictional, with no relationship to any records. It's a small thing, but why make this any easier? |
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Post by simnettpratt on Sept 9, 2017 16:12:30 GMT -5
As a tech, yes, security questions are a complete joke. Mother's maiden name? Like you can't look that up in less than five minutes?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 16:44:50 GMT -5
Made a comment in WAYS a moment ago. Notice: If you take Equifax up on their "free" I year protection offer, you have automatically agreed not to sue them.
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Post by Zach on Sept 10, 2017 6:44:02 GMT -5
The Social Security Administration's databases have been compromised repeatedly so keeping them protected isn't possible. The most important thing is keeping all finacial information a different way. There are many new coming approaches and hopefully solutions to these problems. Since the internet, the finacial sector has needed a revamp. Visa and others are outdated and vulnerable. You'd be surprised how cheap it is to buy full sets of credit cards and social security numbers and things online. All your stolen credit cards cost about $1 to buy online in the places they are collected.
@truculentfrogs , sorry to hear about what happened to you. A coworker of mine recently had several small payments siphoned out of his checking account via someone buying on Stubhub from across the country, using PayPal. He didn't notice until $130 vanished last weekend, but the bank tracked down that over the past few months about 7 other much smaller payments came out of his account for the same thing.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 10, 2017 9:54:34 GMT -5
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Post by simnettpratt on Sept 11, 2017 10:00:55 GMT -5
Amen.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 13:33:58 GMT -5
Made a comment in WAYS a moment ago. Notice: If you take Equifax up on their "free" I year protection offer, you have automatically agreed not to sue them. Good point. Believe that has now been altered; however, I could be wrong. Not my first rodeo and one year of supposed additional protection from the hacked might not be worth the effort anyway if one already has that service from another source. I would recommend a credit freeze with the three major credit bureaus if necessary. It can be a pain in the butt; nevertheless, it's an additional firewall against hackers pulling new credit from your stolen identity. You'll have to access all three major credit bureaus separately and the process takes approximately an hour for all combined. There's a minor fourth one flying under the radar too named Innovis. While they don't specifically issue credit reports, they collect the same data subject to a hack. Good times. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 13:42:05 GMT -5
Developing. The apparent heist has a net worth in the two million range. Peanuts compared to others but very possibly criminal nevertheless. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 13:57:45 GMT -5
I hope they are held to account. imo, they share the same arrogance shown by the banking and realty culprits in the Crash.
Incidentally, when I clicked the link, my browser cautioned that the site is not secure.
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