HackersbrokeintoEquifax’scomputersystemsinMarch,twomonthsearlierthanthecompanyhadpreviouslydisclosed,accordingtoaWallStreetJournalreport.Thatgavetheintrudersmon
CreditcheckingcompanyEquifaxhassaidthedataofupto400,000Britonsmayhavebeenstoleninalarge-scalecyberattack.Afilecontainingthenames,datesofbirth,emailaddressesandt
Equifaxhaslearnedthehardwaythatpeoplethatpeopledon'tappreciatehavingtopay$10forprotectionwhenit'snottheirfaulttheirpersonaldetailswerecompromised.Especiallyifth
TheEquifaxbreachdidn’tjustexposesensitivepersonalinformationof143millionAmericans—itunderscoredthehugevulnerabilitiesthatmakewidespreadidentitytheftpossible.Mor
Itcouldbetheworst-everdatabreachforAmericanconsumers,exposingsomeofthemostsensitivedataforavastnumberofUShouseholds.ThehackdisclosedthisweekatEquifax,oneoftheth
Therearemorereasonsthanevertounderstandhowtoprotectyourpersonalinformation,asmajorwebsitebreachesbecomeevermorefrequent.OnThursday,Equifax,oneofthethreemaincred
YoumayhaveneverusedEquifaxyourself--orevenheardofit--butthecreditreportingagencycouldstillhaveatreasuretroveofyourpersonalinformation.EquifaxsaidThursdaythat143