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Wanderer — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:32:43 +0000

Great advice! Will add that now it is suggested that we place “Security Freezes” on all of our credit so that we are alerted to credit seeking and it can not be approved without our allowing the inquiry to access our data bases (usually through the use of a PIN Number that only we have). In pursuing the credit freeze option, I found that it takes determination as not all credit information gatherers make it easy. Start with Experian, Equifax, Trans Union, LexisNexis, Chex Systems, Innovis, Sage Stream, IDA and ARS as the more mainstream providers. LexisNexis collects quite a broad base of information on us (way more than name address and social security number) and is a main provider to the Insurance Industry on Property & Casualty Ratings (also your State’s Driver’s License Information). We need to pay attention and NOT blow this Blog off as the Equifax Data Breach goes back father than July 2017. Equifax is said to have had the security patch for their latest leak clear back to March 2017 and did not bother updating their system. In truth virtually everyone of us had some information at the Equifax Credit Bureau so … the only question remains what has hit the dark market for selling information?

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