Protecting
Your
Personal
Information
After
a
Data
Breach
A
recent
cyber
attack
at
Equifax
exposed
the
personal
identifying
information
of
as
many
as
143
million
Americans.
This
egregious
breach
of
consumer
trust
jeopardizes
the
economic
security
of
your
family
and
families
across
our
state
and
country.
Michiganders
like
you
who
had
your
credit
checked
by
Equifax
in
order
to
buy
a
car
or
a
home,
start
a
business,
or
even
apply
for
a
job,
have
now
been
exposed
to
scammers,
identity
thieves
and
cyber
criminals
who
could
exploit
and
ruin
your
good
credit.
I
know
you’re
concerned
about
the
security
of
your
personal
information,
and
I
wanted
to
share
important
resources
that
can
help
you
protect
your
data
and
prevent
identity
theft:
Watch
this
helpful
video
about
what
to
do
after
a
data
breach
In
the
U.S.
Senate,
I
am
working
to
protect
your
credit
and
hold
Equifax
accountable.
I
called
on
the
Federal
Trade
Commission
(FTC)
to
investigate
Equifax’s
security
practices,
and
I
am
pleased
to
say
the
FTC
is
now
examining
this
widespread
data
breach.
You
work
so
hard
to
build
good
credit
and
you
deserve
to
have
certainty
that
your
personal
information
is
safe
and
secure.
I
will
continue
to
work
on
your
behalf
to
uncover
the
root
cause
of
this
serious
cybersecurity
breach
and
determine
the
measures
we
need
to
take
to
protect
Michigan
consumers
in
the
future.
Thanks
for
reading,
Gary
Peters
United
States
Senator
for
Michigan
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