3/05/2018
- Division of Banks
Update March 1, 2018, Announcement: What You Need to Know
Equifax Inc. announced that the company has confirmed the identities of consumers whose partial driver’s license information was taken. Equifax will notify these consumers by U.S. Postal mail, and will offer identity theft protection and credit file monitoring services at no cost to them.
See the full update on the official Equifax announcement.
Equifax also distributed a press release on March 1st with more detailed information.
Helpful consumer information
The following links provide information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission regarding the security breach Equifax experienced.