US-CERT: The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team - Thursday,
September 14, 2017 at 11:07 AM
Potential Phishing Scams Related to Equifax Data Breach
Original release date: September 14, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on scams related to
the Equifax data breach. FTC warns consumers to be wary of calls or emails
purporting to be from Equifax agents. Legitimate Equifax representatives will
not contact consumers to ask for verification of their information.
US-CERT encourages consumers to report fraudulent calls and emails to the FTC
Complaint Assistant<https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1> and
to refer to the FTC
Alert<https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/equifax-isnt-calling> and
US-CERT Tips on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing
Attacks<https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014> and Preventing and
Responding to Identity Theft<https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST05-019> for
more information.
This product is provided subject to this
Notification<https://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification> and this Privacy &
Use<https://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/> policy.
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/09/14/Potential-Phishing-Scams-Related-Equifax-Data-Breach
David Goldfield
Assistive Technology Specialist
Feel free to visit my Web site
WWW.DavidGoldfield.info<http://WWW.DavidGoldfield.info>
