Equifax says data breach could potentially affect 143 million US consumers

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Date: September 7, 2017 at 5:04:31 PM EDT
> To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org>
> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Equifax says data breach could potentially affect 143 million US consumers
>
> Credit reporting firm Equifax says data breach could potentially affect 143 million US consumers
>
> https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/credit-reporting-firm-equifax-says-cybersecurity-incident-could-potentially-affect-143-million-us-consumers.html
>
> Todd Haselton    | @robotodd
> Published 29 Mins Ago  | Updated Moments Ago CNBC.com
>
> Equifax, which supplies credit information and other information services, said Thursday that a data breach could 
> have potentially affected 143 million consumers in the United States.
>
> The population of the U.S. was about 324 million as of Jan. 1, 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which means 
> the Equifax incident affects a huge portion of the United States.
>
> Equifax said it discovered the breach on July 29. "Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to 
> gain access to certain files," the company said.
>
> Shares of Equifax fell more than 5 percent during after-hours trading.
>
> Leaked data includes names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses and some driver's license numbers, all of 
> which the company aims to protect for its customers. The company added that 209,000 U.S. credit card numbers were 
> obtained, in addition to "certain dispute documents with personal identifying information for approximately 182,000 
> U.S. consumers."
>
> Equifax CEO and Chairman Richard Smith said apologized to consumers and customers and noted that he's aware the 
> breach affects what Equifax is supposed to protect.
>
> Equifax said it is now alerting customers whose information was included in the breach via mail, and is working with 
> state and federal authorities. Its private investigation into the breach is complete.



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