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  2. Here's how to freeze your credit after Social Security number ...

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    Go directly to the respective websites of each of the credit bureaus. Create a username and password in order to log in to your account. Once you have an account, you'll have the ability to click ...

  3. How To Freeze Your Credit If Your Information Was Leaked - AOL

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    The best way to go about freezing your credit is creating an account with the three big credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. These agencies are also recommended by the U.S. government ...

  4. How to unfreeze credit if you lose your PIN - AOL

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    Remove the credit freeze from your account. To handle this process over the phone or by mail, follow these steps: Over the phone: Call 800-916-8800 and request to have your credit freeze lifted ...

  5. Credit freeze - Wikipedia

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    A credit freeze (also known as a security freeze) allows an individual to control how a consumer reporting agency (also known as a credit bureau such as Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, and Innovis) is able to sell personal financial identity data. [ 1] The credit freeze locks the data at the consumer reporting agency until the individual gives ...

  6. How a New Law Will Let You Freeze Your Credit Files for Free

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    Credit freezes help prevent thieves from opening new lines of credit in another person's name, but most states allow credit bureaus to charge a fee for the service. The Economic Growth, Regulatory ...

  7. 2017 Equifax data breach - Wikipedia

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    Between May and July 2017, American credit bureau Equifax was breached. Private records of 147.9 million Americans along with 15.2 million British citizens and about 19,000 Canadian citizens were compromised in the breach, making it one of the largest cybercrimes related to identity theft. Equifax discovered the breach end of July, but did not ...