The Equifax breach, response, and fallout
Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax announced late Thursday hackers had breached some of its website application software, potentially affecting the sensitive personal information of approximately 143 million consumers. The data that was accessed included consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. The incident may have also compromised credit card numbers for 209,000 U.S. consumers, as well as other “dispute documents” that contained identifying information for 182,000 consumers.
