The hacked bank

[jamesbrown]

Frustratingly, this kind of thing seems to be happening more and more.

On the Experian credit agency app, there is a facility to lock your credit file with the idea being that it is supposed to help protect against identity theft and fraudulent credit activity.

When you apply for credit, you just have to remember to temporarily turn it off.

There is, but unless you've been given a free trial by a company that has leaked your information (), you'll need to pay a monthly fee for the privilege. The same applies to Equifax and TransUnion/CallCredit.

[Martin@AS Financial]

Frustratingly, this kind of thing seems to be happening more and more.

On the Experian credit agency app, there is a facility to lock your credit file with the idea being that it is supposed to help protect against identity theft and fraudulent credit activity.

When you apply for credit, you just have to remember to temporarily turn it off.

[ladymuck]

Apparently only South American countries affected, so nothing to see here

[SueEllen]

Oh dear!


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6ppv06e3n8o

All Santander staff and 30 million customers hacked with bank data stolen

Hackers are attempting to sell what they say is confidential information belonging to millions of Santander staff and customers

They belong to the same gang which this week claimed to have hacked Ticketmaster.

The bank - which employs 200,000 people worldwide, including around 20,000 in the UK - has confirmed data has been stolen.