Revisiting the Equifax Security Breach

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2. Get on top of your accounts...

You should be checking your bank account information at least one a week. Then you would know if someone were draining it. I guess I don't have enough money in mine NOT to realize if someone was taking it.

And like the person above says, the credit systems can and do make mistakes. And the security questions are a joke if you are a certain age. You'd have to have an extraordinary memory of certain info (for example a mortgage lender if yours was bought and sold many times from 25 years ago). Sometimes I think they put all wrong answers just to see if it's really you.

If you do find you've been a victim, start by putting a freeze on everything. The credit company websites have information on how to do this and move forward.