It's been a week since Equifax announced that personal information for 143 million people were accessed in a hack. The company has offered a free year of credit monitoring. Here's what happened when I tried to sign up ... and tried to freeze my credit.
Consumers are looking for greater protections for their personal and financial information in the wake of the Equifax data breach. Many have decided to take precautions and put their credit on ice: a credit freeze.