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(At least for Equifax) you can get a new pin if you provide a basic form of identification. Guess what they accept? The very things that were stolen.



That's not clear from their help article about it [1], depending on what, in their definition, constitutes "proper identification forms":

"If you lose the PIN that was issued to you when you added the Security Freeze to your credit file, you may request a new one in writing. Please provide proof of identification, such as a copy of your driver's license, passport, birth certificate or other proper identification forms."

[1]: https://help.equifax.com/s/article/ka137000000DS9XAAW/What-d...




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