Equifax is a publically traded company who has free access to everyone’s personal information and additionally they make their profits by storing, selling, and membership charges from persons who wish to monitor their respective credit profile and validate its accuracy. Equifax is one of the U.S. Economy’s premier credit report agencies, who also furnish personal financial information to the U.S. Social Security Administration and Medicare/Medicaid services. Additionally Equifax services provide fraud alert services to the public to ensure that their personal information is secure by providing and electronic firewall to each person enrolled in credit monitoring program. In May 2017 Equifax was hacked which disclosed the personal identifiable
