Who Stole Americans’ Personal Data in Equifax Hack? China’s Military & How They Did it: US DOJ in 9-Count Indictment by Wolf Richter • Feb 10, 2020 • 128 Comments Department of Justice charges four members of China’s PLA. “We have the capability to remove the Internet’s cloak of anonymity.” But how far will it go?
I Just Dealt with a “Security Freeze,” the Most Effective Tool for Credit Security: It’s Become Super-Easy & Free, after the Equifax Hack Two Years Ago by Wolf Richter • Dec 10, 2019 • 93 Comments My recommendation has changed. Here are the websites and links and why and how to do it.
Results Are In: How Americans Faced the Equifax Hack where Personal Data of 45% of US Adults Were Stolen by Wolf Richter • Jul 24, 2018 • 55 Comments Now, 10 months later, do they even know about it? Don’t laugh….
Equifax Discloses its Coming Nightmares by Wolf Richter • Nov 10, 2017 • 44 Comments “It is not possible to estimate the amount of loss or range of possible loss.”
Beware – the Equifax Scams Are Coming by Wolf Richter • Sep 19, 2017 • 46 Comments Here are some of the scams – and how to protect yourself.
Lawsuits Against Equifax Pile Up. But Where Are the Handcuffs? by Wolf Richter • Sep 17, 2017 • 57 Comments Short seller Carson Block victimized by Equifax hack, sues for $500,000.
Holy Moly, Now Wells Fargo Recommends a Credit Freeze in Equifax Hack by Wolf Richter • Sep 17, 2017 • 72 Comments Third largest US bank reaches out to its customers. A mass Credit Freeze would have a huge impact.
Equifax Sacks 2 Executives, Turns Devious to Stop You from Demanding a Credit Freeze by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2017 • 170 Comments They’re terrified a mass credit freeze (aka security freeze) will crush revenues.
The Crushing of Equifax by Wolf Richter • Sep 13, 2017 • 115 Comments Banks, credit card companies, and other Equifax customers squeal. Consumers (the product) squeal. Congress squeals. Investors squeal.
Worst US Consumer Data Hack Ever? Equifax Confesses by Wolf Richter • Sep 7, 2017 • 165 Comments Your data was likely stolen. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself even after the hack, and Equifax doesn’t want you to do it.
