BREAKING NEWS: Equifax Confirmed Hackers Accessed Up To 143 Million US Social Security Numbers

The hackers “exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access,” a company statement said.

Upon discovering the massive breach, Equifax hired a “leading, independent cyber security firm” to review the attack and recommend ways to prevent future attacks, the company said.

Rick Smith, Chairman, and CEO of Equifax Inc., on cyber security incident involving consumer information. Equifax has established a dedicated website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com, to help consumers determine if their information has been potentially impacted and to sign up for credit file monitoring and identity theft protection:

Equifax is offering every U.S. consumer in the country free identity-theft protection and credit-file monitoring through the website www.equifaxsecurity2017.com — regardless whether their information was compromised, Smith said. 

(Source: NY Post)