143 million Equifax Consumers Cyberattacked
Equifax announced that approximately 143 million U.S. consumers, as well as some Canadians had their personal information hacked. The announcement only hit the news today, but the cyberattack occurred between mid-May 2017 and July 2017.
That is an outrageous number of people, that is almost half of the United States population, granted some of them include businesses. This still sounds very scary. I usually suggest checking your credit information once per year, especially if you get declined a few credit cards in a row. Furthermore, identify theft is also a growing concern. Always take precautionary measures to protect your personal information.
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how can i tell if my info was compromised?
thanks for the post!
Your credit report should show your activity. Make sure the activity is yours.
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/
Thanks for sharing the link steve! Very helpful!
The link shared by Steve is for US customers and requires SSN for check and free monitoring service. I am surprised Equifax Canada has not started a similar tool.
Yes. Since mostly U.S. customers got affect. Usually starts in the U.S. and one day may come to Canada. Sometimes we lag…
True we always get treated as second class citizens…Let’s see
Sounds harsh 🙁