2017 Equifax Data Breach
The 2017 Equifax Data Breach may have affected 44% of Americans. Equifax was compromised and the personal information of approximately 143 million consumers was stolen. The information that was compromised may include:
- Consumer names
- Social Security numbers
- Birthdates
- Addresses
- Driver’s license numbers
Equifax maintains a website that provides updated information to consumers: https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com
The Bank of Marion recommends that you remain vigilant concerning incidents of fraud and identity theft by reviewing account statements and monitoring your credit reports. You may obtain a free copy of your credit report from each company listed below once every 12 months by requesting your report online at www.annualcreditreport.com, calling toll-free 1-877-322-8228, or mailing an Annual Credit Report Request Form (available at www.annualcreditreport.com) to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA, 30348-5281. You may also purchase a copy of your credit report by contacting any of the credit reporting agencies below:
If you believe you are the victim of identity theft, you should contact your bank, the proper law enforcement authorities, including local law enforcement, and you should consider contacting your state attorney general and/or the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). You also may contact the FTC to obtain additional information about avoiding identity theft.
Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580; 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
www.ftc.gov/idtheft
State Attorneys General: Information on how to contact your state attorney general may be found at www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag.php.
You may obtain information from the FTC and the credit reporting agencies listed above about placing a fraud alert and/or credit freeze on your credit report. Please also visit the “State Information” tab of this site.
Please contact Equifax for specific questions about the Equifax breach and its effect on your information. Equifax has a dedicated call center at 866-447-7559. If you have other questions, please feel free to contact us at 276-783-3116.
Potential Phishing Scams Related to Equifax Data Breach
Original release date: September 14, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on scams related to the Equifax data breach. FTC warns consumers to be wary of calls or emails purporting to be from Equifax agents. Legitimate Equifax representatives will not contact consumers to ask for verification of their information.