{"id":34041,"date":"2018-02-02T21:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T21:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/02\/equifaxs-new-webpage-helps-troops-manage-data-security-months-after-breach\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:57:16","slug":"equifaxs-new-webpage-helps-troops-manage-data-security-months-after-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2018\/02\/02\/equifaxs-new-webpage-helps-troops-manage-data-security-months-after-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Equifax\u2019s new webpage helps troops manage data security &#8230; months after breach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five months after they announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/industry\/2017\/09\/20\/equifax-says-it-had-a-security-breach-earlier-in-the-year\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">a data breach<\/a> that affected about 145 million Americans, the credit reporting company Equifax has launched a webpage with information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2017\/09\/13\/equifax-breach-could-hit-troops-families-harder-than-other-potential-victims\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">specifically for service members<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equifaxsecurity2017.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/#service-member-faqs\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">page<\/a>, which went up Thursday, offers options for service members seeking to protect personal information that\u2019s held by Equifax, as well as details on power of attorney provisions that would allow someone else to handle the process \u2015 during a deployment, for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equifax has also launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equifax.com\/personal\/products\/credit\/credit-lock-alert\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Lock &amp; Alert<\/a>, a new service that allows any U.S. consumer 18 and older to quickly lock and unlock their Equifax credit report for free, for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FCOISL2QSJHWJCQSBPHSMMWLVU.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FCOISL2QSJHWJCQSBPHSMMWLVU.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FCOISL2QSJHWJCQSBPHSMMWLVU.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FCOISL2QSJHWJCQSBPHSMMWLVU.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FCOISL2QSJHWJCQSBPHSMMWLVU.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith apologized for the 2017 data breach during Congressional testimony in October. (Carolyn Kaster\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Equifax breach was announced Sept. 7; the information stolen includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some cases, driver\u2019s license numbers. About 209,000 Americans had their credit card numbers stolen. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webpage reiterates that service members can place a security freeze or an active-duty alert on their credit file. It provides directions and links for doing that with Equifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/military-benefits\/2015\/06\/27\/consumer-watch-protect-yourself-after-data-theft\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635708386838732452-consumerwatch5jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Consumer Watch: Protect yourself after data theft<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Take steps to lessen the risk if your personal information has been stolen in the federal government data breach.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security freezes must be placed individually with each of the three credit reporting companies (the other two are Transunion and Experian). If an active-duty alert is placed with one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, it will be referred to the other two, so you need only contact one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumer advocates expressed concern about potential increased vulnerability of service members after the Equifax data breach, because of frequent moves, and deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf thieves can open accounts without the service member\u2019s knowledge, this can lead to a credit report overflowing with unpaid debts \u2015 a sure way to get a security clearance revoked and short circuit a military career if left unresolved,\u201d said Rohit Chopra, senior fellow at the Consumer Federation of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2017\/09\/22\/lawmakers-advocates-say-equifax-hack-highlights-need-for-more-troop-protections\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">sent a letter to Equifax<\/a> in September, asking the company to provide details they were taking to protect service members\u2019 personal information. Later, after Equifax failed to respond, the senators\u2019 staff members connected Equifax with experts in the Defense Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau\u2019s Office of Servicemember Affairs to provide input to help them provide information for service members.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/management\/career\/2017\/11\/06\/feds-exposed-what-the-government-is-doing-to-protect-you-after-a-breach\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Feds exposed: What the government is doing to protect federal employees after a breach<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur men and women in uniform deserve to have easy access to information on how they may have been negatively impacted and what tools are available to protect their credit files moving forward,\u201d Donnelly said in a statement announcing the new web page for 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