Equifax says cyberattack may have affeted 143 million customers
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820 million people were affected, 91 thousand companies in the world
two gaps announced by yahoo in 2016. the attack is much more serious, especially personal information, medical records, bank accounts and employee accounts
cyber security professionals criticize equifax for not improving security after so many thefts, they say that their websites are vulnerable
Hackers
are the 3rd cyber threat of 2015
the seat of atlanta is the target of hackers
had access to data, sensitive information of:
- Social security number and driver's licenses, 143 affected clients
- names, dates of birth and addresses, 182,000 affected
- robbed credit card numbers, 209,000 affected
what is equifax?
third best reporting agency than credit
Equifax’s credit protection service is available to everyone for one years
The breach also poses a potential national
Chinese nation-state hackers have breached insurers
like
federal agencies
siphoning detailed personal and medical information.
anthem
is offering consumers the ability to freeze their Equifax
but
thieves could have information stolen from Equifax and used it to open accounts with creditors that use Experian or TransUnion
using the data stolen from equifax
identity thieves can impersonate people with lenders, creditors and service providers
hired cyber security firm
the agency offers a service that provides companies with questions and answers necessary for the recovery of their account
Created a webside: www.equifax.com to help costumers