Equifax hacked!

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Equifax hacked!

Equifax has reported that the company suffered a data breach affecting 143 million US clients.

Apparently some UK customers were also compromised.

In a report Equifax said that birth dates, addresses and US social security numbers had been stolen.

Advice

Be aware! If you have used ever used Equifax it may well be worth you changing your passwords and account details. Be wary of suspicious or ‘out of the blue’ telephone calls, texts or emails asking for your details. Just be careful!

If it looks or sounds dodgy – it probably is. Just don’t respond with your private information.

BE AWARE!

See other posts here about online security.

Passwords – protect yourself.

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