Equifax breach exposes 143 million people to identity theft
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Maybe THIS will be the breach that finally clues someone into the fact a Social Security Number and person's name is NOT adequate to verify identity. Doubt it, easier to just write down the loss and let people take care of the fallout from the identity theft problems.
^^^ way more cost effective, costs are paid by consumers as part of the APR companies charge
Even cops generally treat identity theft as a civil issue, not criminal...anyone who's been the victim of identity theft will vouch for that.
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Even cops generally treat identity theft as a civil issue, not criminal...anyone who's been the victim of identity theft will vouch for that.
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I wouldn't be holding your breath on that one. Until identity theft begins to harm the banks in some tangible way, absolutely nothing going happen. They write off fake $$ while individuals and merchants eat the the true costs. Start fining banks who have breached or manage to issue credit to fake people and watch the whirlwind of cyber security improvements and demand for DNA at a branch before you get your Best Buy CC.
3 executives sold stock days after learning of the incident July 29.... Heads better roll.. but probably won't.
Yeah they got me too.. so now my social security number is utterly EFFING worthless.. and my DOB of course too.. cause thats what they got 143 million of is SSNs and DOBs...
I've already got free lifetime credit and personal information reporting from the government due to a massive leak on their part years ago with those of us who had security clearances. Now I'm at risk with this yet again. People need to start losing their jobs and being held accountable in the court of law for this kind of stuff. Luckily, I track my stuff daily so I will know if something has been done to me information if it was used through most normal means.
Me either, fortunately.
All I got was an offer to sign up for the program and nothing that said I was in fact affected.
Did you or anyone else get something that said they were in fact compromised ?
I believe they are offering the service to everyone, breeched or not.
Be weary of signing up too quickly...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-data-breach-website/?utm_term=.da428c26f1d9
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-data-breach-website/?utm_term=.da428c26f1d9
Credit monitoring is pretty much worthless, just like the commercials that mock it...
What should be offered is a credit lock/freeze, the capability to stop any inquiries to your credit unless you allow it. Several companies offer it, but it is fee-based. Still, it should be mandatory for companies that lose the PII of people to provide it to the "victims."
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs
What should be offered is a credit lock/freeze, the capability to stop any inquiries to your credit unless you allow it. Several companies offer it, but it is fee-based. Still, it should be mandatory for companies that lose the PII of people to provide it to the "victims."
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs
