Data breaches: Here’s how safe your money is at banks and other financial institutions

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Clark Howard - 10/5/2017 - Craig Johnson - You have to forgive the modern consumer these days if they’re a bit skittish when handing over their personal information. Security is a top concern right now, in the wake of the Equifax data breach. The massive hack exposed as many as 145.5 million people to identity theft and has put the financial world on its heels. And so a guarded approach is warranted. Of course, we’re still swiping away with our credit cards and performing billions of financial transactions online. But the recent events have brought some burning questions to the forefront: Namely, how safe is my personal info and the money I’ve worked so hard to save? And exactly what safeguards against future data breaches are in place at our various financial institutions?Read more @ http://clark.com/personal-finance-credi ... titutions/