What to do if your social security number was stolen in the massive Equifax hack

Credit reporting agency Equifax said Thursday that hackers have breached personal information belonging to 143 million Americans.

That means that roughly 44 percent of the country's population may have had their social security, credit card, or driver's license number compromised along with various other pieces of identifying data.

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Equifax is asking its customers to visit a special website (equifaxsecurity2017.com) it set up to determine whether you might have been affected by the cyberattack. Of course, that website also asks you to enter part of your social security number as well. The firm has also set up a call center (866-447-7559) that's open from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. ET to answer any questions, though based on initial reports, it doesn't sound like that has been particularly helpful. Read more...

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