Equifax says personal data of 143 million customers exposed in cyber attackEquifax says a cyber attack leveraged against the company has exposed the personal data of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers.
Credit-reporting company Equifax has just announced a major cyber security breach that has exposed the data of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers.
What data was exposed?
The company says the following data was accessed:
names
Social Security numbers
birth dates
addresses
driver's license numbers
credit card numbers (approx. 209,000 U.S. consumers)
dispute documents (approx. 182,000 U.S. consumers)
Equifax says the data of some UK and Canadian residents may have been exposed as well.
When did this happen?
The company discovered the intrusion on July 29 and believes the intrusion happened between mid-May and July 2017.
What did Equifax do when it discovered the intrusion?
The company says it immediately took action to stop the breach. It also hired a cybersecurity firm to learn more about the breach and determine how much data was exposed:
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Equifax says personal data of 143 million customers exposed in cyber attack
