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9/8/2017 4:43am
9/8/2017 4:43am
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9/14/2017 6:59pm
Looks like Equifax got hacked, you guys need to go to this site and sign up for their free credit-file monitoring.
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com
I'm guessing my data is probably part of the compromise.
The Shop
https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6yryuu/do_not_use_equ…
https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6yvj5c/megathread_equifax…
Bottom bullet of the 'FAQ for Consumers' :
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/frequently-asked-questions/
https://twitter.com/_MG_/status/906200331561852928
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/equifax-says-won-apos-t-212746714.ht…
The credit-reporting service said earlier in a statement that it discovered the intrusion on July 29. Regulatory filings show that on Aug. 1, Chief Financial Officer John Gamble sold shares worth $946,374 and Joseph Loughran, president of U.S. information solutions, exercised options to dispose of stock worth $584,099. Rodolfo Ploder, president of workforce solutions, sold $250,458 of stock on Aug. 2. None of the filings lists the transactions as being part of 10b5-1 scheduled trading plans
They are bold enough to try to make money from the people they screwed over. Go figure.
If you want to use credit, won't the lender be checking your credit anyway?
Maybe a year ago, I was in the market for a work van,
Ended up going used, for cash, the way I like and usually go.
But, I had looked at and did the paperwork on a 35k new one.
The tall one you can walk thru.
It was nice, but I could not justify it, the cost, in my head.
Thinking about it, when I did the credit app stuff, I'm pretty sure some Equifax stuff went across the desk.
I remember not liking giving up date of birth, SS number, address. To the point I almost got up and walked away.
But, I did.
Now, the last thing I want to do is mess with those guys again.
One part of me wants to contact them, to see if my info got swiped.
But I hear I have to give it all to them again if I want to know.
Huh? Are they kiddin?
Seems to me, the right thing they should do is make a list, and notify all those that got jacked,
I mean, I was told all that stuff was confidential.
They dropped the ball, they were negligent.
They should pay.
Pit Row
For instance, the shitty company I used to work for charges $39.95 a month for 3 bureau credit reporting and monitoring. That same company had all of their employees information hacked which resulted in lost identity for both the employees and their spouses. Many of us had fake IRS claims made with all our confidential information. If they can't protect their employees do you think they can protect their clients?
Credit reporting companies are scammy but we all need a credit report for those large purchases so unless you pay cash for everything we are all at risk and with little that can be done if hacked and identities stolen.
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