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The compromising of a possible 143 million personal files should cause us all to get serious about our online security. I’ve had my information compromised before by a medical clinic. Banks are subject to thousand of security attacks everyday. I will finally do what I preach, changing passwords for important accounts, freezing our credit, and running a credit check. I’ve also run a check on our email accounts to check if anyone has been trying to hack in. You can run a check on your email at spycloud.com and check your credit free once per year at freecreditreport.com. Creditkarma (a free credit reporting service) may be helpful although other services they offer may cause problems. Passwords shouldn’t have sequential numbers and from now on must be changed on a regular basis. Checking with Equifax on the breach may not be wise as you may relinquish your rights to compensation for damages. Do your own do diligence. I doubt that Equifax was any less protective of our data than other businesses. We can expect more hacking in our future. Stay secure.