Well folks, today my wife received a letter from Equifax. Dated October, 13, 2017 entitle Notice of Data Breech. A brief history. When the original cyber security “incident” occurred September 7, 2017 (except we know it was actually July 29, 2017 but Equifax is still quoting the September date)....143 million fellow Americans had their data compromised. A check of the alleged database at Equifax informed me that my information was impacted but not my wife’s.
Now they are informing us that a forensic investigation has determined another 2.5 million additional consumers were impacted....including yes, my wife! This includes her SSN, DOB, addresses and drivers license info. Not to worry though as soon as they figure out if her credit card numbers were impacted they will let us know. And they assure her that the core consumer credit reporting databases have shown no evidence of unauthorized access.
Not to worry. Equifax.....the same people who let this happen.....are offering her a free year of trustedID Premier and they are in the process of developing a service for life.....or until the company declares bankruptcy....that will allow her to access her credit files, lock and unlock them for life.