Equifax Data Breach: 7 Things You Need to Do Right Now!
Equifax, a major credit bureau, just experienced a possible cyber attack and breach that could impact 143 million people. Here are 7 thing you can do right now to protect to immediately protect yourself from these cyber hackers.
Equifax Cyber Breack
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Check your credit report right now! http://creditkarma.com is simple, and free.
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Add Fraud Alerts to get notified anytime your credit changes.
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Ask your bank for daily email or text alerts that list everything you spent that day.
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Sign up for a 3rd party identity protection service like https://www.lifelock.com
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Verify your address with the post office and financial institutions.
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File your taxes EARLY so hackers can't steal tax returns.
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Freeze your credit so nothing can change on your credit report until you unfreeze it. Best for serious and immediate cases.
