shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com October 31, 2017 • Page 3 Be Proactive Protecting Personal Information BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Equifax data breach announced on September 7, 2017, affected thousands of South Dakotans.To find out if your personal information was affected go to the Equifax website and click on 'Potential Impact.' Once you have entered the requested information, you will receive one of two messages: 1. Personal information was not impacted; or 2. Personal information may have been impacted. Now that you know whether your information was impacted, what do you do? You have a few options, explained Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, SDSU Extension Family Resource Management Field Specialist including; credit monitoring, fraud alerts and a credit freeze. "This data breach has reminded consumers that our personal information is not private. Consumers need to be diligent about monitoring and protecting personal information," said Saboe-Wounded Head. "Equifax if offering free credit and identity theft monitoring for a year," said Saboe-Wounded Head. "Keep in mind the monitoring is for Equifax only, not for Experian or TransUnion, the other two credit reporting agen- cies. Also, the monitoring is for one check if your information was imyear only. After the year is over, you pacted and provides information for will need to purchase the credit and monitoring your credit report and identity theft monitoring in order to identifying signs of fraud. continue the service." The article "25 Ways to Be VigiFree fraud alert lant after the Equifax Data Breach," A free fraud alert can be placed written by Dr. Barbara O'Neill from on your credit report, which is good Rutgers Cooperative Extension, also for 90 days. provides steps you can take to moni"When you register for fraud alert tor your credit. with one credit report bureau, the To view these articles, visit the other bureaus will be contacted to iGrow Healthy Families community. add the alert," said Saboe-Wounded If you have never reviewed your Head. "Freezing your credit file is the credit report, read the article "Readmost effective option." ing Your Credit Report" to learn She explained that this action about the information contained in will prevent anyone from using your the report. credit, including you. "The information in your credit The downside to freezing your report affects your credit score," credit is if you need access to your Saboe-Wounded Head explained. credit you will need to unfreeze. To learn about how your score is There is a charge for setting up and calculated and how your credit score removing the credit freeze. Also, you impacts your access to affordable have to set up the credit freeze with credit, read "Understanding Your each credit bureau separately. Credit Score." More information Since a credit freeze is recomSaboe-Wounded Head has premended as the best option, read pared resources to help consumers Dr. Barbara O'Neill's article "Credit make better decisions about how to Freeze in the Wake of the Equifax monitor their credit after the data Hack" to learn about the process. www.missourivalleyshopper.com breach. All articles can be found on the The iGrow article "Equifax SDSU Extension website. 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