Consumers in every U.S. state can now freeze their credit files for free with Equifax and two other major bureaus (Trans Union and Experian) A freeze makes it much harder for identity thieves to open new lines of credit in your name. If you don’t already have an account at the credit bureaus new myEquifax portal, it may be simple to lift an existing credit freeze at Equifax. SSN and DOB data is widely available for sale in the cybercrime underground.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/03/myequifax-com-bypasses-credit-freeze-pin/