Equifax Operates Another Credit Bureau, and You Can’t Freeze Your Report Online

Remember all that trouble you went through to freeze your credit report after the massive and unforgivable Equifax hack? Turns out it was all for nothing, as security writer Brian Krebs reported Wednesday that the same company responsible for compromising the security of nearly two-thirds of the adult population of the United States also operates a secondary credit bureau that’s affected by a major, easy-to-spot security vulnerability.