Check if your data is at risk?
This news flash came across my screen yesterday evening …
“Cyberattack May Have Affected 143 Million Customers”
I was in the middle of something, but a quick and dirty calculation determines that there are approximately 146 million adults in the U.S. So … basically each and every one of us have been exposed to potential loss.
So, what happened? According to an article in the New York Times …
Equifax, one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies, said on Thursday that hackers had gained access to company data that potentially compromised sensitive information for 143 million American consumers, including Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
The attack on the company represents one of the largest risks to personally sensitive information in recent years, and is the third major cybersecurity threat for the agency since 2015.
“This is about as bad as it gets,” said Pamela Dixon, executive…
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