I wish I could say that the Equifax hack debacle was resolved and everyone's personal data was protected. While you may not have known Equifax had all this personal information, every time you applied for credit -- or other credit inquiries were made -- Equifax and the other two main credit reporting agencies doled it out. At least you can partially block access to your personal information, although for most of those exposed through the Equifax hack, the robbers left the scene of the crime months ago. According to the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating the hack, scammers are calling people to request personal information, claiming they are calling from Equifax. "This is Equifax calling to verify your account information," the FTC states the scammers say when they call.

Source: Forbes October 04, 2017 13:07 UTC