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Preventing Identity Theft and Bank Fraud: Defensive Account Hardening

Preventing Identity Theft and Bank Fraud: Defensive Account Hardening

Financial identity theft can be virtually neutralized by freezing your credit files at Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, and adopting hardware 2FA keys.

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Alex Morgan, CFA

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