Equifax Hack Bigger Than Reported (Again)

In October, 2017, Equifax revised its estimates upwards on how many victims had been hacked. Fortune Article. If that was not bad enough, Equifax disclosed to the Senate Banking Committee that the breadth of information compromised in the hack was larger than previously reported. Consumer Reports Article. “This is a demonstration of the broad array of personal information that Equifax holds about nearly every American, and a reminder of the need for individuals to protect themselves following the breach,” says Anna Laitin, director of financial policy at Consumers Union, the advocacy division of Consumer Reports. “If consumers haven’t yet put a freeze on their credit report, now is as good a time as any to do so.”

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