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Need to freeze your credit after the Social Security number breach? Here's how.

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At the three big credit bureaus, Experian , Equifax and TransUnion , placing a security freeze on your credit file is easy, according to cybersecurity expert David Malicoat .

Freezing your credit will prevent bad actors from taking out loans, opening credit cards or making any other transactions that might require a credit check in your name.

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