One of the nation’s three major credit bureaus, Equifax, experienced a massive data breach recently.  Approximately 143 million Americans may have been affected.  Equifax is still researching the extent of the damage.

If you have ever had a credit card, mortgage, or car loan, your personal data is most likely stored at Equifax. To determine if your data may have been compromised and to sign up for one year of free Credit Protection provided by Equifax, click on this link:

http://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/

To learn more about keeping your information secure and what to do if your identity has been stolen, click on this link and download the preventing Identity Theft article from PAS’ website:

https://pasportal.wpengine.com/resource/preventing-identity-theft/

For detailed information about reporting identity theft and establishing a recovery plan, visit this website:

https://www.identitytheft.gov