Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax made freezes free late last year in the wake of a data breach that compromised personal data on about 145 million U.S.

For those us already with compromised PINS, I have been monitoring the situation and while Equifax claims we now can reset our PIN there is NOTHING on their website or on their automated phone system ...

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Equifax, the credit-reporting company that had a serious data breach last fall, is allowing consumers to freeze their credit for free through June 30. But you only have until January 31 to sign up for ...

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Another day, another data breach. While breaches are now commonplace, don’t write them off with a shrug and a, “What can you do, right?” That’s exactly what hackers are hoping for. In addition to ...

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