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title: Cybersecurity Problem Discovered at Experian
description: Experian cybersecurity flaw discovered. Cybersecurity problem at Experian related to freezing and thawing your credit. Security question fail.
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# [Cybersecurity Problem Discovered at Experian](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/cybersecurity-problem-discovered-at-experian)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Fri | Oct 5, 2018 | 3:29 PM Z

We've written a lot on cybersecurity [lessons from the Equifax mega-breach](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/equifax-breach-report).

And now there's something to learn from a surprising cybersecurity problem at [Experian](https://www.experian.com/), which is an Equifax competitor.

With every new data breach—including those hacks where [credit card info is stolen from fast food chains](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/burgerville-chain-hacked-what-do-hackers-do-with-those-stolen-credit-card-numbers)—the suggested follow up is to freeze your credit with the credit bureaus. This is something you have to "un-freeze" before opening a new credit card or taking out a loan like the one for your new car or a mortgage.

And that's where [NerdWallet found](https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/security-flaw-at-experian-allows-easy-access-to-pin-to-unlock-credit-freeze/) out about a major security loophole at Experian:

"Experian’s site exposed the personal identification numbers—the PINs needed to thaw credit freezes—after users answered their security questions with a blanket answer: None of the above."

That's right, if you answered "None of the Above" to the security questions, you were given the secret code to un-freeze someone's credit.

*That's like an identity thief's dream, isn't it? *

Experian tells NerdWallet it has fixed the problem.

[View full post](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/cybersecurity-problem-discovered-at-experian)

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