Equifax Cybersecurity Incident with 143 million people.

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"September 7, 2017 — Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced a cyber-security 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 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."

 

"To determine if your personal information may have been impacted by this incident, please follow the below step: Go to https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/

1. Click on the below link, “Check Potential Impact,” and provide your last name and the last six digits of your Social Security number.
2. Based on that information, you will receive a message indicating whether your personal information may have been impacted by this incident.
3. Regardless of whether your information may have been impacted, we will provide you the option to enroll in TrustedID Premier. You will receive an enrollment date. You should return to this site and follow the “How do I enroll?” instructions below on or after that date to continue the enrollment and activation process. The enrollment period ends on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

Whats really corrupt is a lot of Board Members sold their shares of Equifax Inc.(NYSE: EFX) before they released the  information to the public of the breech and they waited 6 weeks before reporting it to the Public.