re: Social security number compromised in AT&T breach

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Does freezing your credit prevent your score from going up or down?

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No, it only prevents hard inquires being performed on your report and for new accounts being opened in your name.

The only time it will matter to you if they are frozen is when you need to have a hard inquiry for opening a new loan, credit card, etc.

It doesn't prevent soft inquiries from what I have seen. You can still request most credit limit increases with it frozen, etc (as long as hard inquiry is not needed).