An interesting article with some technical details of the hack if any IT folks are interested.... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/massive-equifax-breach-caused-by-failure-to-patch-two-month-old-bug/ Apparently a vulnerability was discovered in some open source software (Apache...

An interesting article on Luther for the Lutherans here. Did you know that October 31 of next month would be the 500th anniversary of the nailing of the 95 theses to start the Protestant Reformation (not really according to the article).... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/luthers_ver...

My sister just checked the Equifax site and had some excellent questions. Her entire family including her two kids, who have no credit history at all not to mention that the family live in Canada, came up as potentially compromised. My sister pointed out that searching a database of 143 million SSN...

ochotona wrote:EF says they will waive credit freeze fees for 30 days

How generous of them.

Nice windfall for Experian and TransUnion who aren't waving fees.

I was one of the hacked IDs according to the Equifax website - so I enrolled in the Trusted ID Premier program. Wasn't sure I wanted to at first. They say the hack occurred through the website. So now they have a link to a new program where you give them all your information on the website. Say what...

Just got back home after evacuating. Our neighborhood in Pinellas county was completely untouched and the power is still on. Pretty amazing because there was damage all around and lots of people are without electricity and water. Biggest worry was the refilling of Tampa Bay after it emptied (an amaz...

As for my own packing, I have a heavy bag holding about 5% of my PP packed away. Good item to remember!! Farjean, I hope your house pulls through intact. Definitely making sure all the beer in the fridge gets used up. And even more important! This is indeed a big storm, but the news stories are con...

Greetings from Port St Lucie- east coast, 14 miles inland. Seems the storm will not cause much trouble here. I'll see beginning 4 hours from now. The neighbor across the street watched our homes being built and hired his own inspector and general contractor to visit every 3 days. He said these home...

Mandatory evacuations in effect now. Current track is pretty close to worse case scenario for us. Planning on going to our stepson's place a little farther inland away from evacuation zones. Told my daughter to assume everything left behind is going to be lost and to pack accordingly. Always best to...

Was there also an Experian hack or is the thread title wrong?

I thought it was Equifax. Used to be my employer, BTW.

The expansion now covers Zone B, which encompasses Brickell, Miami’s downtown area and South-Dade, including parts of Cutler Bay, Florida City and Homestead. Evacuation orders also touch Zone C, which includes parts of Coral Gables, South Miami, Miami Shores and North Miami Beach. That's you now, r...

Stay safe, Farjean. How are you situated as far as emergency preps go? As long as Amazon comes through tomorrow as promised I think we'll be fine. Had some angst yesterday about gas because it was completely gone every where I went but finally found some so I have a full tank in case we have to run...

Well, it looks like my worries that this was going to be a repeat of 2004 after 13 years of zero hurricane activity are coming true. We now have the worst Atlantic hurricane in history bearing down on us. Evacuations orders in the county I live in are now up to Zone A and I live in Zone B but I have...

farjean2, I suggest that you might see things differently if you did not depend on your feelings (which are internal, subject to change at a moment's notice, and from a Christian point of view are easily manipulated by Satan to rebel against and hate God) and think more about depending on an extern...

I'd say for a moment to not think about everyone else in this case and to think about yourself instead: 1.) Do you believe you control your own actions? That's an interesting question. If I choose chocolate over vanilla ice cream is that because I have free will or is it because of chemical process...

The story of my last root canal is also the story of how I finally lost nearly all faith in modern medicine. I was feeling weak and tired and having frequent bouts of diarrhea and then when a lump appeared under my jaw I finally got worried and went to a doctor. She did a test and found blood in my ...

Yes, I would take away my kid's freewill to choose to put his hand on a hot stove burner if he couldn't stop doing it. The Bible says that that those who are in Christ were chosen and predestined for it before the world was even created (excuse my paraphrase but I think it's pretty accurate from me...

I look at it from a probability standpoint. If you spend your whole life (say 100 years), and every day you touch the stove and it burns you but you go back to it every day for that 100 years, what is the probability that if you lived 200 years that you'd learn your lesson and that you'd stop touch...

I look at it from a probability standpoint. If you spend your whole life (say 100 years), and every day you touch the stove and it burns you but you go back to it every day for that 100 years, what is the probability that if you lived 200 years that you'd learn your lesson and that you'd stop touch...

When we are rebellious to the point of exhaustion, however, God has no choice but to deliver on His warnings." A child abuser could not have said it any better. Makes me really feel sorry for God, having no choice but to send his children to hell to suffer torments for all eternity. Are there ...

I will attempt to address your request. First: God wants everyone to be with Him for eternity. Some will hear His call and others will not. Why some and not others hear that call is unanswerable, it is not discussed in Scripture. It is a mystery. Thus, it requires faith to accept, but faith is a gi...

I crossed the threshold about two years ago where the standard deduction exceeds any benefit from the interest deduction so it's a moot point for me now and I don't have to factor it in. Owning a home is no longer of any tax benefit to me and I don't plan on buying a more expensive home now that I'm...

I have a question for the orthodox believers who post to this thread (you know who you are). It's really very simple. The Bible says "God is love" so it must be true. Yet, according to orthodox Christian doctrine millions/billions will suffer the never ending torments of hell for all eter...

I have a question for the orthodox believers who post to this thread (you know who you are). It's really very simple. The Bible says "God is love" so it must be true. Yet, according to orthodox Christian doctrine millions/billions will suffer the never ending torments of hell for all etern...

I have often wondered, if it hadn't been for the Florida ballots or if the Supreme Court had ruled the other way, would we have had September 11? There was that Presidential Daily Brief in early August titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." outlining their plans in what may have ...