Identity theft is more common than some people realize. In 2021, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported that about one in 10 people were identity theft victims within the previous year.

Equifax: Go to the Equifax consumer services ... but those actions are reactive and cannot ward off potential fraud. A credit freeze is a free tool that limits access to your credit reports ...

The three big credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — are required to offer you a credit freeze, free ...

Used to be you'd freeze your credit if you'd suffered identity theft or some other compromise of your personal information. But as data breaches have piled up, a pre-emptive credit freeze has ...

The three big credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — are required to offer you a credit freeze, free of charge. Such a freeze will restrict access to your credit file ...