This is the site to check to see if you were affected and if you were you have the option of getting a free year of identity theft protection. Actually, the way it reads, even if you aren’t affected you can still get the free year.
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/enroll/
Nothing is free. They will have your new credit card number tied to the automatically updating account and you will be charged for the next year unless you specifically tell them to turn it off. If you give them the acct # the card is tied to, even if you cancel those cards, the main account is tied to the service and any new cards issued will automatically be signed up for the automatic subscription.
In other words, there is no way to do business with them without them being able to screw you without you knowing until its too late.
Thanks. Says I was impacted.