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   Monty Solomon to All   
   Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Secur   
   15 Jan 23 22:10:05   
   
   From: monty@roscom.com   
      
   Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in   
   the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit   
   reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a   
   copy of their credit report successfully answer several multiple   
   choice questions about their financial history. But until the end of   
   2022, Experian’s website allowed anyone to bypass these questions and   
   go straight to the consumer’s report. All that was needed was the   
   person’s name, address, birthday and Social Security number.   
      
   https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/identity-thieves-bypassed-ex   
   erian-secur=ity-to-view-credit-reports/   
      
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