Credit Bureau Equifax has been hacked
The consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been hacked in the middle of May. The operators have noticed the breach much later, on 29th July. The public has learned about the breach just last week on Thursday, 7th September.
The breach potentially affects the sensitive data of approximately 143 million consumers. Data concerned are the consumer’s name, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses and in some cases driver’s license numbers. As well as credit card numbers for 209.000 U.S. consumers and other dispute documents that contained identifying information for 182.000 consumers.
Not only the US is concerned. A hired third-party cybersecurity company also found some residents of the U.K. and Canada.
The Equifax Chairman and CEO Rick Smith announced steps Equifax is taking at the moment to respond on the breach and is working with authorities.
