“Equifax Data Breach May Affect Nearly Half the U.S. Population”

Equifax, a leading credit-reporting firm, has faced a massive breach of data. It has been revealed that personal information including the names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, and addresses of 143 million people within the U.S. were stolen by hackers. Hackers have also stolen credit card numbers of around 209,000 people, according to a statement released by Equifax to its investors. This article further discusses the details of this data breach in relation to how it was initiated, how victims have been affected, how Equifax has responded to this breach, along with the suggested improvement of data protection standards for consumers by Congress.

CNET reports “Equifax Data Breach May Affect Nearly Half the U.S. Population”