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Equifax Hacked, Over 143M Accounts Exposed

momtochloe — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:39:51 GMT

Equifax has been hacked and over 143 million accounts have been exposed. What is worse with this hack is that the hackers were able to access Social Security numbers and Driver's License information amongst other important information.

Equifax discovered the hack July 29, but waited until Thursday to warn consumers. The Atlanta-based company has set up a special website, https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/ , where people can check to see if their personal information may have been stolen. Consumers can also call 866-447-7559 for more information.

Good grief who can you trust these days as I signed up for free with them when Home Depot and Target were hacked so they would monitor my credit . . . sigh, where does it end?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/equifax-data-143-million-americans-exposed-hack-49688279

Re: Equifax Hacked, Over 143M Accounts Exposed

SaRina — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:51:52 GMT

I saw the report on NBC Nightly News. Really angry about it. I signed up for the complimentary one-year protection, but did not get the info telling me whether I was personally affected or not.

Hackers are extremely patient and the one year's protection will not suffice. We will have to be on top of all our accounts on a regular basis, checking them at least once a week.

Shame on Equifax!

Re: Equifax Hacked, Over 143M Accounts Exposed

SeaMaiden — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:53:27 GMT

I have gone through several hacks over the years....have free credit monitoring for years. What is a person to do? It is almost like an expected outcome.

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tsavorite — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:53:58 GMT

I just saw this story earlier....thanks for the links! I was googling for more information....I don't think I ever signed up with them BUT for some reason I remember doing a 2week trail thing...geez was it with them or not?? I can't recall....hopefully not...wonder how that works to check and see if they got your info??

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pommom — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:54:00 GMT

Thanks so much for the link.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:54:56 GMT

You can enter info on their site and they'll tell you if you are affected. I'm not.

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SaRina — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:57:47 GMT

@Kachina624, I entered my info under "Potential Impact" and did not get a response -- only back to enrollment. Apparently, some people are finding out if they are affected and others are not being told (if you read NBC Nightly News' FB page.)

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sgraham30 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:42 GMT

@momtochloe, thank you for the link. When I went to Potential Impact & entered my last name & 6 digits of my SSN, this is the message that I received:

Thank You

Your enrollment date for TrustedID Premier is:09/13/2017

Please be sure to mark your calendar as you will not receive additional reminders. On or after your enrollment date, please return tofaq.trustedidpremier.com and click the link to continue through the enrollment process.

For more information visit the FAQ page.

I'm guessing that I'm among those whose data has been compromised?

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FrostyBabe1 — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:57:41 GMT

I entered my info and it DID NOT tell me if I was affected or not. It just said I could enroll as of 9/12 and gave me a link to return to. I have monitoring and fraud protection thru a couple of my credit cards, but this is infuriating.

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SaRina — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:59:19 GMT

@sgraham30, @FrostyBabe1, that's the message I got. I'm thinking the site is being bombarded right now and maybe that's why we weren't told. ??

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on the bay — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:59:59 GMT

I just heard this too but to find out if you were hacked you need to enter the LAST 6 digits of your SS!

considering that so many have already been hacked on a monitoring system that is supposed to protect us, I just can't trust entering any more info!

I did read that Equifax will also notify those by mail who have been compromised.

Is the phone number an automated call? If so, I don't even want to do that!

I'll wait for the letter if there will be one.

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QueenDanceALot — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:02:27 GMT

No, mtc, nothing is safe in this day and age.

And I don't think I'd trust the website to tell you what you need to know, either.

Sorry, I know. I'm Bummer Kitty.

Re: Equifax Hacked, Over 143M Accounts Exposed

SaRina — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:04:45 GMT

Oh, man. Listen to this, from the NBC Nightly News FB Page.

Post by Lester Holt: JUST IN: SEC filings: 3 top Equifax executives sold shares in Equifax days after cyber breach was discovered by the company.

Re: Equifax Hacked, Over 143M Accounts Exposed

momtochloe — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:05:44 GMT

Oh and just in case we aren't all angry enough of yet another security breach there is information bouncing around Twitter right now that executives from Equifax dumped tons of stock right after the breach was detected but hadn't disclosed to the public . . . GAH!

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Kachina624 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:07:26 GMT

Isnt Equifax a clearing house for all checks written to merchants?

The figures they mention are quite a bit different from the number in the OP's headline.

It clearly told me I wasn't affected.

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QueenDanceALot — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:08:12 GMT

As a good friend of mine would say,

"It's a shi!!y mess"

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on the bay — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:40:18 GMT

I searched that phone number and it is from Equifax- "a dedicated call center."

And Equifax has hired a "cyber-security firm" in collaboration with the FBI to investigate this.

At this point I don't trust anything and am not about to give any more info to any "firm" that has already been hacked to find if I have been hacked!

Even if I did use either the site or phone number and find I haven't been hacked, I wouldn't trust that to later find out -Oh those that used the site or phone number have now been hacked!-Jeez!

Re: Equifax Hacked, Over 143M Accounts Exposed

Kachina624 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:09:04 GMT

@SaRina wrote:
Oh, man. Listen to this, from the NBC Nightly News FB Page.

Post by Lester Holt: JUST IN: SEC filings: 3 top Equifax executives sold shares in Equifax days after cyber breach was discovered by the company.

@SaRina Isn't that "insider" trading and illegal?

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SahmIam — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:10:24 GMT

As usual, those with the knowledge and money will do whatever they can to keep their money. And people wonder why more and more of society wants to see the high and mighty fall...

I entered my info and was told my info was compromised. Ah well. My info has been hacked due to BCBS, the government and so many other places that supposedly was keeping it safe...what's one more place?

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SaRina — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:11:02 GMT

@Kachina624, it would seem there is something extremely illegal about it -- whether it's considered specifically "insider trading", I don't know. I'm not that knowledgeable about the securities industry.