Equifax breach exposes 143 million consumers' personal data
TechTarget | September 08, 2017
Consumer credit rating agency Equifax disclosed on Thursday a "cybersecurity incident" that could have exposed the personal information of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. The Equifax breach, which was discovered by the credit bureau on July 29, exposed consumers' names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses and even some driver's license numbers.