TidBITS:

Late last week, news broke of a massive data breach at Equifax, one of the three major credit rating agencies. Equifax may have lost private information, including Social Security numbers, for up to 143 million U.S. consumers, which would be over half of the adult, bank-account-participating population of the country.

Here is how to understand your risk and best live with the exposure.

As always, when Mogull writes/speaks, I listen. Good article even with the sour note at the end.