credit security: The Equifax Security Breach: Assume the Worst - 09/08/17 03:31 PM
The Equifax Security Breach: 
Assume the Worst
Typically, making assumptions is not good.  In the case of the Equifax security breach discovered on July 29, 2017?  Just the opposite is true. 

Yep, you read that right ...
 
ASSUME the worst and proactively take measures to protect yourself, your finances, and your credit history/credit scores.  Don't wait for confirmation yea or nay.  
 
With this recent breach of security at Equifax being so large (an estimated 143 million people are affected), chances are good that you will be receiving notification soon, as that number represents a whopping 50+% of the population.
 

The information/data stolen during this breach include:
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credit security: The Power of your PIN or Password: Wimpy or Mighty? - 09/28/12 12:35 AM
 
The Power of your PIN or Password: Wimpy or Mighty?                 As a  Mortgage Lender, I see and review many credit reports for clients and Referral Partners. And all too often, those reports I'm reviewing exhibit that security breaches or errors have been made on accounts, both banking and credit.         Now sometimes, especially when human error is involved, the problem is easily fixed. In those cases, proof is produced to clear-up the problem ... and/or a Letter of Explanation is provided to the account holder (or credit bureau itself) to rectify the issue. … (29 comments)

 
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