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Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft

September 14, 2017 admin 101, breach, Equifax, Equifax breach, How-tos, Identity Theft, Social Security numbers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:00:39 +0000

If you are one of the victims of the Equifax breach, you have a heightened risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. And even if you’re not, you should take these precautions.

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Equifax breach: What you need to know [updated]

September 12, 2017 admin breach, cybercrime, data breach, Equifax, hacking, Identity Theft

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:02:47 +0000

On July 29, 2017, Equifax discovered that attackers had gained unauthorized access to private data belonging to an estimated 143 million Americans by exploiting a vulnerability in a website application.

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The Equifax Breach: What You Should Know

September 11, 2017 admin ChexSystems, credit freeze, Equifax hack, Experian, Identity Theft, Innovis, Other, Trans Union

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:31:40 +0000

It remains unclear whether those responsible for stealing Social Security numbers and other data on as many as 143 million Americans from big-three credit bureau Equifax intend to sell this data to identity thieves. But if ever there was a reminder that you — the consumer — are ultimately responsible for protecting your financial future, this is it. Here’s what you need to know and what you should do in response to this unprecedented breach.

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Equifax breach: What you need to know

September 8, 2017 admin breach, cybercrime, data breach, Equifax, hacking, Identity Theft

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:02:47 +0000

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Fraudsters Exploited Lax Security at Equifax’s TALX Payroll Division

May 18, 2017 admin avivah litan, Equifax, Gartner Inc., ICSI, Identity Theft, International Computer Science Institute, knowledge-based authentication, Nicholas A. Oldham, Nicholas Weaver, Other, TALX, tax refund fraud, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 20:23:13 +0000

Identity thieves who specialize in tax refund fraud had big help this past tax year from Equifax, one of the nation’s largest consumer data brokers and credit bureaus. The trouble stems from TALX, an Equifax subsidiary that provides online payroll, HR and tax services. Equifax says crooks were able to reset the 4-digit PIN given to customer employees as a password and then steal W-2 tax data after successfully answering personal questions about those employees. In a boilerplate text sent to several affected customers, Equifax said the unauthorized access to customers’ employee tax records happened between April 17, 2016 and March 29, 2017. Beyond that, the extent of the fraud perpetrated with the help of hacked TALX accounts is unclear, and Equifax refused requests to say how many consumers or payroll service customers may have been impacted by the authentication weaknesses.