FTC Releases Alerts on Protecting Against Identity Theft

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FTC Releases Alerts on Protecting Against Identity Theft [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/09/20/FTC-Releases-Alerts-Protecting-Against-Identity-Theft ] 
09/20/2017 04:58 PM EDT 
Original release date: September 20, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released two alerts to educate consumers on recommended protections against 
identity theft after the recent data breach at Equifax [ 
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/equifax-data-breach-what-do ]. Users should consider placing security freezes 
with the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Transunion, and Experian. Alternative security recommendations 
include using fraud alerts and free credit monitoring from Equifax.

US-CERT encourages users to refer to the FTC alerts on Equifax credit freezes [ 
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/free-credit-freezes-equifax ] and fraud alerts vs. credit freezes [ 
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/fraud-alert-or-credit-freeze-which-right-you ]. See the US-CERT Tip on 
Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST05-019 ] for more information.

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