Summary: Equifax announced it had a “Cybersecurity Incident” Wednesday, which impacts 143 million U.S. consumers. Between mid-May and July of this year hackers were able to gain access to certain Equinox files, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, credit card numbers, and some driver’s license numbers. Are you outraged yet? You should be outraged. The company discovered the unauthorized access on July 29th, and immediately stopped the intrusion.
