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Equifax : Cybersecurity Incident & Important Consumer Information
Equifax ^ | September 6th, 2017 | Equifax

Posted on 09/08/2017 7:02:03 AM PDT by pikachu

To determine if your personal information may have been impacted by this incident, please follow the below steps:

Click on the below link, “Check Potential Impact,” and provide your last name and the last six digits of your Social Security number. Based on that information, you will receive a message indicating whether your personal information may have been impacted by this incident. Regardless of whether your information may have been impacted, we will provide you the option to enroll in TrustedID Premier. You will receive an enrollment date. You should return to this site and follow the “How do I enroll?” instructions below on or after that date to continue the enrollment and activation process. The enrollment period ends on Tuesday, November 21, 2017

(Excerpt) Read more at equifaxsecurity2017.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: credit; equifax; equifaxhacked; fraud; identitytheft; scam; ssn
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To: pikachu

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61 posted on 09/08/2017 7:52:07 AM PDT by JDoutrider
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To: pikachu

This is interesting:

Just entered a fake last name (Smith) and some random 6 digits, and apparently “Based on the information provided, we believe that your personal information may have been impacted by this incident. “


62 posted on 09/08/2017 7:52:19 AM PDT by C210N (It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
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To: Bitman
Lets see... I provide my last name and 6 of 9 digits to my SSAN. Another 1000 guesses at most and bingo... I have a match.

The first three digits of your ssn are coded to the geographic location where the card was issued so not exactly random.

63 posted on 09/08/2017 7:54:51 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: C210N

I did the same thing too, using jones and got the “may have been affected” message.


64 posted on 09/08/2017 7:56:36 AM PDT by CodeJockey (White privilege. A byproduct of superior intellect. Nothing more, nothing less.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It is insider trading.

Equifax is already getting hit with lawsuits.

Not only did these guys cash out before bad news..they delayed the bad news thus creating more harm.

I already had a credit freeze on my accounts. It’s easy to do. Then when you need credit you temporarily lift it.


65 posted on 09/08/2017 7:58:27 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan
I checked other sources and I believe the link is legit. I signed up : name and last 6 of SSN. Site tells you if you were impacted, or not impacted.

Yes. Went strait to Equifax. Clicked on the banner and it takes you to one of their sites. It is legit and there is no mention of money yet. I was affected, however my wife was not. I'm very angry at the moment.

Has anyone posted the names of the Equifax empoloyees that sold off their stock?
66 posted on 09/08/2017 7:58:54 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: PA Engineer

There is a Bloomberg link on Drudge right now with all that information. Left column.


67 posted on 09/08/2017 8:00:26 AM PDT by bubbacluck (America 180)
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To: Dick Vomer

Phishing expedition.


68 posted on 09/08/2017 8:00:44 AM PDT by VietVet876
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To: PA Engineer

There is a toll phone number you can call but you will probably be on hold for a long time.

I contacted my credit card companies and had them issue me new card numbers


69 posted on 09/08/2017 8:00:55 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: Fizzie

Yep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Social_Security_Area_Numbers


70 posted on 09/08/2017 8:01:30 AM PDT by matthew fuller (Charlottesville PD Motto- When things get rough, we get gone!)
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To: RummyChick

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-08/consumers-struggle-to-get-answers-from-equifax-after-massive-hack


71 posted on 09/08/2017 8:02:03 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: pikachu

They verify MY information is part of the hack.

Information I never gave them.


72 posted on 09/08/2017 8:02:14 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

My info was hacked during the OPM data losses, and I think a couple of other times. I did not sign up for OPM’s monitoring offer as the contract was awarded without competition and I think the second hack was awarded to a different company. My problem is that with every hack event the protection offered makes it necessary to give that company the keys to my information. So these protection companies are prime targets to hackers. I think that the initial loser of a person’s data should be required to monitor that person’s data for life, though in the case of OPM’s low bidder that was a croney of the Obamas that is probably not a good thing either. Maybe the initial company/govt agency that loses a person’s data should be required to pay a person a high scale fee so that an individual can chose their own monitoring/credit protection company, for life (the fee would increase in the future too). I would hope to stay with one company and not spread my info to numerous credit monitoring companies. (Hope this makes sense-dealing with bad cold!)


73 posted on 09/08/2017 8:02:26 AM PDT by scenicsoap
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To: bubbacluck

Thanks.


74 posted on 09/08/2017 8:05:38 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: pikachu

Thanks, Pikachu. Yep, am likely affected. And those Rats sold off shares before word got out. Where is the FTC?


75 posted on 09/08/2017 8:08:12 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Mariner

They had time to roll out this bad news..and they have botched it.

Just assume you have been compromised and take appropriate action.

Credit freeze is best option. The lenders you have debt with will still be able to access your information but should deter any new credit in your name. Probably not fool proof

Discover has a service that alerts you to use of your SS if you have a card with them. Something about searching the net for your number. Not sure how it works.

A couple of years from now you might get a $5.00 check from Equifax in a class action settlement


76 posted on 09/08/2017 8:08:35 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: RummyChick
A couple of years from now you might get a $5.00 check from Equifax in a class action settlement.

More likely, lawyers will get tens of millions and those adversely affected will get a coupon for 10% off your next purchase at Burger King.

77 posted on 09/08/2017 8:12:26 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: pikachu

After the Obama admin. nobody could possibly get credit with my SS#. My own personal identity theft protection as I joke about it!


78 posted on 09/08/2017 8:13:45 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: Obadiah
And those Rats sold off shares before word got out. Where is the FTC?
You mean, the SEC? They let Bernie Madoff cheat people out of their life savings for decades.
79 posted on 09/08/2017 8:17:40 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: RummyChick
Thanks. This is so Fubar.

Other posters need to understand, all your personal information is held by at least three credit monitoring agencies. It doesn't matter if you sign up or not.

If you have a drivers license, bank, credit card, loan and/or investment accounts, they have all your info. If you have ever taken out a mortgage, they have your info. You don't have to give the information to them. Those that you do business with do and now they do it in real time.

The IRS is another wonderful mess. In the past I had additional SS payments during a two year period. They would not explain it or correct it. Local tax agencies have that information when they reconcile accounts for audits. It is really fun to be forced into a situation where you have to prove a negative.

This is one big hot mess.
80 posted on 09/08/2017 8:25:38 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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