issued an apology to consumers and business customers for the concern and frustration this has caused, and they say they're conducting a thorough review of their overall security operations. there are a couple of things that u.s. consumer you can do. equifax has set up a dedicated call center. you can call in and see whether you have been affected. they've also established a dedicated home page, which does the same. secondly, you could consider a credit freeze, eeven though that's a complicated step. thirdly, look at your bank statements, your credit card statements to look out for any unauthorized activity. then you can take the credit monitoring that is offered by equifax on the website. you can sign up for credit file