identity theft: 50/50 Chance for Identity Theft - What you can do?
- 09/08/17 05:48 AM
Equifax, an Atlanta based company announced on September 7, 2017 that there may have been a breach of their database sometime between mid-May and the end of July. This breach puts 143 MILLION consumers at risk. Let's put that in perspective, that is almost HALF of the population. So what will the hackers do with this information, well the possibilities are endless and the financial cost to the consumer can be staggering. With hackers now having access to names, social security numbers, addresses, birth dates, etc. they have all of the information necessary to apply for credit. The obvious types would be … (70 comments)
Equifax, an Atlanta based company announced on September 7, 2017 that there may have been a breach of their database sometime between mid-May and the end of July. This breach puts 143 MILLION consumers at risk. Let's put that in perspective, that is almost HALF of the population. So what will the hackers do with this information, well the possibilities are endless and the financial cost to the consumer can be staggering. With hackers now having access to names, social security numbers, addresses, birth dates, etc. they have all of the information necessary to apply for credit. The obvious types would be … (70 comments)
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