[united893]

I have my own subdomain, and every time I'm asked I usually put <websitename>@mydomain.com.

When Equifax asked for my email address I gave equinox@<my domain>.com

Guess where I started receiving spam shortly thereafter? Yep, their mailing database was hacked. Proof: http://postimg.org/image/j3qwslemb/full

[jeffmould]

Most likely they weren't hacked. All of the credit bureaus sell your personal contact information and it is easily bought. As part of that "data package" they also include a rating (not credit score) of your credit so that purchasers may pre-qualify you for offers.

[dave1619]

Wow, and Equifax probably either has no clue they've been hacked or they're hiding it because they don't want to scare people.