TQL Data Breach!!!

Unfortunately yes.
The problem I have is now some hacker has 100’s or 1000’s of them to play with. Where as before they would have had to go find them one at a time.
I never would give TQL any banking info for the reason Joe said earlier.

What Are the Dangers of Giving Out Your EIN?

 

If you did ACH they would have routing number and account number. I’m sure they could get tour name off the W9. Have your email, everything.

 

I figured eventually someone would say this. I thought about it too but I'm set up with nearly 100 brokers. Just about all of them have the same info. Many of them I want to keep working with. TQL I could drop for other reasons.

 

I have only hauled one load for TQL and that was over 2 yrs ago. I am not setup on ACH with them, I always go the paper check route unless I just have to setup ACh.

However, since I am paranoid about something like this, I went ahead and called the credit reporting agencies. He put a fraud alert on my SS number. He said it would go to all 3 reporting agencies.

He told me he could not put a fraud alert or credit freeze on my EIN #. Only on my SS#. Guess I will just have to check my reports periodically to make sure nothing new pops up on the EIN#. I don't have and never have had any credit using the EIN#.

 

I had to do my own credit freeze. I didn't rely on someone else that may or may not get the job done. Probably not.

I did it online. Myself. With all 3 bureaus.

Google has the links. And it don't take long.

 

How did you find out about the fraud? Automatic bank alerts when there’s a transaction? Checking your statement?

I pay for cash for most items when I’m OTR, except for Walmart or purchases over $50 or $75. I’ve always imagined that a cashier can be video recording your bank card when you hand it to them over the counter, especially if you are at a restaurant and you hand them your card.

 

I’ve read somewhere online that credit cards are monitored more closely than debit cards, and it makes sense because it’s their money!