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Introducing the Digital Footprint Portal

April 15, 2024 admin cybercrime, dark web, dark web marketplace, data breach, data breaches, Data Privacy, digital footprint, digital footprint portal, Hacker, hackers, Identity, Malwarebytes, passport, Scammer, scammers, Social Security numbers

Find out what sensitive data of yours is exposed online today with our new, free Digital Footprint Portal.

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How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

July 30, 2019 admin awareness, credit monitoring, data breach, data breach settlement, Equifax, EU, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, fraud prevention, FTC, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Identity Theft, phishing, scams, settlement, Social Security numbers

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

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Tags: credit monitoring data breach data breach settlement Equifax EU European Union Federal Trade Commission fraud fraud prevention FTC gdpr General Data Protection Regulation identity theft phishing scams settlement social security numbers

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Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft

September 14, 2017 admin 101, breach, Equifax, Equifax breach, How-tos, Identity Theft, Social Security numbers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:00:39 +0000

If you are one of the victims of the Equifax breach, you have a heightened risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. And even if you’re not, you should take these precautions.

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Class Action Lawyers Say Equifax Can’t Prevent You From Suing Them

September 8, 2017 admin arbitration, class-action lawsuit, data breach, Equifax, hack, Social Security numbers, terms of service

Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:26:35 +0000

If you checked to see if your social security number was stolen, there’s no need to worry that you’ve signed away your right to join a class action lawsuit.

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