Equifax, an American company that offers credit rating and theft protection solutions, has been violated, exposing 143 personal data to millions of Americans, that is, half the country.
It sounds ironic, that the company Equifax, one of the largest consumer credit monitoring companies in the US, admitted today that it suffered a massive data breach sometime between mid-May and July, and discovered it on July 29. However, it is unknown why Equifax took 6 weeks to update them millions of affected customers for the massive security breach.
The stolen data included consumers' names, social security numbers, dates of birth (for 143 million citizens) and, in some cases, license numbers driving, and credit card numbers (for about 209.000 citizens).
The company reported they leaked and some personal information for Canadian and British residents. Additionally, three senior Equifax executives, John Gamble (CFO), Joseph Loughran, and Rodolfo Ploder, reportedly sold their shares worth about $2 million just days after the company learned of this massive hack.
If you have anything to do with the company in question or do business in America, it is recommended that you visit them by clicking here http://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com to check if your information has been stolen.
