For those in the US with Social Security Numbers, Equifax has just announced that they have suffered a major breach and approximately 143 million Social Security Numbers were released.
To see if you were affected, you can go to www.equifaxsecurity2017.com and type in your last name, and last 6 digits of your Social Security Number.
For those who are concerned (rightfully) that this may be a scam, here are some links to legit sites that reference that domain.
https://investor.equifax.com/news-and-events/news/2017/09-07-2017-213000628
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/business/equifax-cyberattack.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/equifax-data-breach-how-to-check-if-youre-affected-2017-9
I hope none of you are affected.
To see if you were affected, you can go to www.equifaxsecurity2017.com and type in your last name, and last 6 digits of your Social Security Number.
For those who are concerned (rightfully) that this may be a scam, here are some links to legit sites that reference that domain.
https://investor.equifax.com/news-and-events/news/2017/09-07-2017-213000628
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/business/equifax-cyberattack.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/equifax-data-breach-how-to-check-if-youre-affected-2017-9
I hope none of you are affected.