The Equifax Data Breach Is Massive -- Here's How to Protect Yourself

The Equifax Data Breach Is Massive -- Here's How to Protect Yourself

On Thursday, Sept. 7, Equifax announced a data breach that could potentially impact 143 million U.S. consumers. Among the information that was accessed were names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and more. Here are the details of what happened and what you can do to protect yourself.

Equifax reported that unauthorized access of certain files occurred from mid-May through July 2017, which could potentially affect millions of consumers. The criminal activity was detected on July 29, and the company says that it acted right away to stop it.

Criminals accessed sensitive information of up to 143 million people. Image Source: Getty Images.

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