During mid-May through July of 2017, 143 million Americans were victims of a data breach at Equifax, a major credit reporting agency. In this data breach, sensitive information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and in some case credit card information were among the data accessed by hackers. If you were one […]
Protecting Yourself in the Face of a Data Breach
WRITTEN BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed Healthy Finances Program Specialist
REVIEWED BY: Amy Meehan, MPH Healthy People Program Specialist
PHOTO CREDITS:
- pixabay.com
SOURCES:
- https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/free-credit-freezes-equifax
- https://www.identitytheft.gov/Info-Lost-or-Stolen