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asiliveandbreathe

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5. Easy to check at

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 04:34 PM

Sep 2017

www.equifaxsecurity2017.com

My message - "does not appear your info was affected...I signed up for the free credit file monitoring and ID theft protection...

Several years ago..Wells Fargo, on two occasions, WF using contractors, computers were stolen from a facility..the protection monitoring is a good thing...take the time to check....

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Equifax data leak could involve 143 million consumers [View all] octoberlib Sep 2017 OP

Yuck. Delphinus Sep 2017 #1

That sure is a smelly deal... 2naSalit Sep 2017 #2

The first three digits correspond to the state you got your SSN Thor_MN Sep 2017 #3

I know that, therefore... 2naSalit Sep 2017 #4

The general idea was that other people might not know that... Thor_MN Sep 2017 #6

I just tried to put freezes on the credit reporting agencies Equifax and Transunion and octoberlib Sep 2017 #19

Easy to check at asiliveandbreathe Sep 2017 #5

The link where you can check your potential impact is on this page: klook Sep 2017 #7

I got the same message. octoberlib Sep 2017 #9

You probably weren't affected then shanti Sep 2017 #17

Thanks - sorry to hear you may have been hacked. klook Sep 2017 #22

Yeah shanti Sep 2017 #23

That's more than voted in the US election BainsBane Sep 2017 #8

Good question. octoberlib Sep 2017 #10

Get your free credit report here: klook Sep 2017 #11

42 days after Equifax discovered the leak, the news gets out to consumers gratuitous Sep 2017 #12

Yes, way late. And if you go the site they've set up, you are asked to "enroll" Achilleaze Sep 2017 #14

Fabulous. I just ordered a new credit card. MissB Sep 2017 #13

Equifax managers sold stock before report was made public... HipChick Sep 2017 #15

Oh, phew! gratuitous Sep 2017 #16

Why do I have a feeling that they are all Republicans? Achilleaze Sep 2017 #18

They just became SEC targets... HipChick Sep 2017 #21

Oh, so this is why they waited. They had to get their money out. octoberlib Sep 2017 #20