> In response to public outcry, Equifax announced that fees to freeze your credit will be waived for the next 30 days. But even that doesn't totally protect your information since your data isn't fully frozen until it is on ice at all three credit bureaus. The other bureaus have their own fees. It's also unclear whether Equifax would still charge you a fee to lift the freeze. The company did not immediately respond to request for comment.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faq...
> How do I place a freeze on my credit reports? Contact each of the nationwide credit reporting companies.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert
> Ask 1 of the 3 credit reporting companies to put a fraud alert on your credit report. They must tell the other 2 companies.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/12/pf/what-is-a-credit-freeze/i...
> In response to public outcry, Equifax announced that fees to freeze your credit will be waived for the next 30 days. But even that doesn't totally protect your information since your data isn't fully frozen until it is on ice at all three credit bureaus. The other bureaus have their own fees. It's also unclear whether Equifax would still charge you a fee to lift the freeze. The company did not immediately respond to request for comment.