Equifax Hack Exposes 143 Million U.S. Consumers
(from September 15)
Return To ArticleEquifax, one of the three largest credit reporting firm in the United States, admitted that it had suffered a massive data breach somewhere between mid-May and July this year, which it actually discovered on July 29—that means the data of 143 million people were exposed for over 3 months.
Based on Equifax’s investigation, unknown hackers exploited a security vulnerability on its website to gain unauthorized access to certain files.
Stolen data includes consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, and birth dates for 143 million Americans, and in some instances, driving licence numbers and credit card numbers for about 209,000 citizens.
