{"id":2546,"date":"2017-09-08T07:07:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2017-09-08T07:07:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:07:10","slug":"equifax-hack-exposes-personal-info-of-143-million-us-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2546","title":{"rendered":"Equifax Hack Exposes Personal Info of 143 Million US Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s ironic\u2014the company that offers credit monitoring and ID theft protection solutions has itself been compromised, exposing personal information of as many as 143 million Americans\u2014that’s almost half the country.<\/p>\n

Equifax, one of the largest credit reporting firm in the US, admitted today that it had suffered a massive data breach somewhere between mid-May and July, which was discovered on July 29.<\/p>\n

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However, it’s unknown why Equifax waited 6 weeks before informing their millions of affected customers about the massive security breach.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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It’s ironic\u2014the company that offers credit monitoring and ID theft protection solutions has itself been compromised, exposing personal information of as many as 143 million Americans\u2014that’s almost half the country. Equifax, one of the largest credit reporting firm in the US, admitted today that it had suffered a massive data…<\/p>\n

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