"It's called a credit freeze. You just have to contact all three credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion), and they'll freeze your credit file for free. This means identity thieves won't be able to open new credit accounts in your name."
"With recent allegations that up to 2.9 billion social security numbers may have been exposed in a hack, it feels like a good time to talk about one free and fairly easy step that stops scammers from setting up fraudulent accounts using your information."
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