3 Reasons to Think Twice Before Trusting Equifax, Inc. Again

By now, you've probably heard that 143 million Americans had their names, Social Security numbers, birthdays, addresses, and other information hacked by a massive breach in Equifax's (NYSE: EFX) database. If you run the numbers, it means there's a better than 50-50 chance that you (yes, you) are included in this breach.

But that's not where the troubling news ends. In fact, as details start to emerge about the company's efforts to mitigate the risk to consumers, the ways it's trying to cover its tracks, and the behavior of some senior executives following the breach, the picture is getting decidedly murky.

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