Equifax says data from 143 million Americans exposed in hack
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Credit monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that exposed the social security numbers and other data of about 143 million Americans. Now those people have to worry about the threat of having their identities stolen.The Atlanta-based company said Thursday that "criminals" exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.The theft obtained consumers' names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, [...]
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