Equifax Data Breach: Cybersecurity Incident & Important Consumer Information
Here is some information on the Equifax Data Breach and how Erb and Young Insurance can be of service to you. Based on the magnitude of the Equifax data breach, over 140 Million identities compromised, unfortunately you or a loved one will most likely be impacted. That is the bad news, the silver lining is that we can help you to take the necessary steps to better protect your information.
How Erb and Young Insurance Can Help You
Just as we work with many insurance carriers, we also represent a company called LegalShield to further protect you from risk. They are well ahead of the curve when it comes to protecting your family with the IDShield services. By protecting your personal information, IDShield services can help reduce your risk of identity theft.
As IDShield advisors, we are focused on protecting you. We’re available to provide you with a complete picture of identity theft, walk you through all the steps you can take to protect yourself and answer any questions. We’re here to help, no matter what.
If you or anyone you know has any questions please have them call us at 321-234-1690 and we will be happy to help them in any way we can. Call Us Now!
Equifax Data Breach
On September 7th, Equifax announced that 143 million people (nearly half of the U.S. population) identities have been compromised between May and July of this year. Stolen information includes names, social security numbers, birthdates, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and credit card numbers.
Equifax is rightfully being perceived as untrustworthy for hiding this breach for 6 weeks while three of their senior executives sold Equifax shares worth almost $1.8 million in the days following the discovery of the breach. Equifax is offering one year of free credit monitoring with another division of their own company called TrustedID. We recommend you DO NOT enroll with the Trusted ID, as its protection is minimal at best, based on the information stolen. If someone initially enrolled with TrustedID, they unknowingly agreed to submit complaints to arbitration and waive their rights to a class-action suit, or benefit from any settlement against the company. Immediate public pressure has forced a change in this policy to better benefit the victim, but ultimately this will affect them for a lifetime.
Was your information compromised in the Equifax Data Breach? Click the link below to find out.
Yet, we add a word of caution: It requires you to enter your last name and the last six digits of your social security number. If you click the ENROLL button, it will automatically enroll you, another red-flag, as they have your personal information on file. Based on what experts are saying this link can’t be trusted 100% and that everyone should assume that they were affected.
Yet, we add a word of caution: It requires you to enter your last name and the last six digits of your social security number. If you click the ENROLL button, it will automatically enroll you, another red-flag, as they have your personal information on file. Based on what experts are saying this link can’t be trusted 100% and that everyone should assume that they were affected.
Morgan Wright, U.S. State Department, Senior Antiterrorism Advisor, talks about the significance of this breach, why you shouldn’t use TrustedID and why he has selected IDShield (the service we provide) as the service of choice to handle Identity theft. Watch Video
Mr. Wright advises you to take precautions in light of the recent data breach of credit reporting firm Equifax, which is estimated to have affected over 140 million people.
This will be a stressful time for many of you knowing that your personal information might be bought, sold and traded with the uncertainty of what will happen next. As we stated earlier, the silver lining to this, is that you can get LegalShield to provide the best service available and that you and your family can have peace of mind with IDShield. Please, let us know when you have a few minutes to connect, as this is a very time sensitive issue for everyone compromised in this breach.
COMPLETE IDENTITY RESTORATION
IDShield is committed to providing complete identity restoration for its members. If a compromise occurs, you will work with an IDShield licensed private investigator who will immediately begin restoring your identity to exactly the way it was.
Please, call us with any questions at 321-234-1690 and we will be happy to help in any way we can. Call Us!