Equifax Releases Credit Locking App That May Not Work; Try Credit Freeze

Equifax is giving software a bad name. First there was the huge database breach of the company in the Fall of 2017 (see:Massive Equifax Data Breach Could Affect Half of the U.S. Population). Not only was this a major database security mishap but the company did not endear itself to consumers in terms of the remedies proposed to correct the problem. It also brought to light the fact that some big and often anonymous companies like Equifax can be the cause of many bad days for consumers through no fault of their own. Now comes news that the company has released a faulty app that is designed to allow consumers to lock access to their credit files from a mobile phone but doesn't seem to work (see:New Service, Same Old Equifax: Credit Locking App Freezes Up Your Money). Below is an excerpt from the article. Its long and detailed and refer to it for a more comprehensive view of the problem.Amid that mess [of the security breach] came a promise from Equifax that it would create a simple app that allowed people to “lock” their credit files without all the hassle and without a fee....It was supposed to be simple: You download the app and swipe the lock to the right, which restricts access to your file. [There were multiple problems with the app.]....That ’s when we told Equifax. About 90 minutes later, a spokeswoman said the company had identified the issue and resolved it. Except that it hadn’t. The locking mechanism still wouldn’t lock.A company spokeswoman said ...
Source: Lab Soft News - Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Computer Security Electronic Health Record (EHR) Source Type: blogs