[ale] 143 million social security numbers stolen from Equifax

[Bob Toxen]

Your social security number, name, address, and possibly your driver's
license and credit card numbers likely were stolen from Equifax this
summer by hackers.

Equifax is offering free identity theft protection and credit file
monitoring for a year for all U.S. consumers.

Details follow:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/09/07/equifax-143m-us-consumers-affected-by-criminal-cybersecurity-breach.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equifax-says-data-143-million-211953410.html

https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/

  September 7, 2017 -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced a
  cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million
  U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application
  vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company's
  investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through
  July 2017. The company has found no evidence of unauthorized activity
  on Equifax's core consumer or commercial credit reporting databases.

  The information accessed primarily includes names, Social Security
  numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver's
  license numbers. In addition, credit card numbers for approximately
  209,000 U.S. consumers, and certain dispute documents with personal
  identifying information for approximately 182,000 U.S. consumers, were
  accessed. As part of its investigation of this application
  vulnerability, Equifax also identified unauthorized access to limited
  personal information for certain UK and Canadian residents. Equifax
  will work with UK and Canadian regulators to determine appropriate
  next steps. The company has found no evidence that personal
  information of consumers in any other country has been impacted.

Bob Toxen
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