Credit "Freeze" Info

Nice idea, and thank you for the links, but when I spotted this:

I thought "…hullo, hullo, hullo! Wot's all this then?" …and proceeded to run in the opposite direction!

(BTW: Thanks @Mendel Leisk for the snippety-snoo tricksy!)

 

Equifax fees vary by state. See this pdf.
https://help.equifax.com/servlet/fileField?entityId=ka137000000DSDy&field=attachment__body__s

Expirian rates linked on this page, bu state.
Security Freeze

TransUnion fees are here.
Credit Freeze Information by State | Credit Freeze | TransUnion

 

If affected, you might also want to consider applying for a US IRS PIN.

Oh, another recent breach on Time Warner Cable... Lucky me!

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

Equifax might be waiving their fees for now.

 

You would have thought so, but they still list them on their site.

 

Same as my link in post 3, I believe

 

It is implied Equifax may not be charging for freeze, temporatily.

A Progress Update for Consumers - Cybersecurity Incident & Important Consumer Information

 

Ullo, ullo, ullo! Wot's all this then?? Dixon of Dock Green, or PC 49 I wonder?

 

Freezing your credit does nothing for your information and only stops new accounts from being added to your credit file. Old creditors will still have access to it and a hacker can easily order a new card in your name because they have all the information needed. Like every other data breach thus will be old news in about a month and everyone will forget about it as usual. There's a great forum for credit info but I'm not sure of it's allowed to post here. If it is let me know.

SM-G935P ?

 

I just saw this article.

Security Freeze vs. Fraud Alert - Consumer Reports

Apparently, there is another credit bureau that does not share with the others

Application Error

PriusChat messed up the link. Use my next post.

 

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