The data breach at credit reporting agency in 2017affected nearly 148 million US consumers, giving hackers access to Social Security numbers, names, credit card numbers, and partial drivers’ license numbers. This information can be used by identity thieves to destroy your credit, file fake tax returns and collect the funds and also hijack your medical data. But it is not only identity theft we need to worry about. It is important that you protect your personally identifiable information (PII) all year round as criminals harvest personal details to access banking websites, launch sophisticated…continue reading →
How to Detect Identity Theft on Your Credit Reports If you discover some information in your credit report that’s not yours, it could be the result of a file merger error. Statistics show that the majority of people have errors in their credit report. This implies that somebody else’s credit knowledge has been merged with yours. It may sound awful. So, before you jump to conclusions it will be helpful to understand that there are two main types of incorrect information in your credit report. Honest Mistakes: It can be due to a…continue reading →
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