143 million U.S. personal information on 143 million Americans appears to have been exposed. The breach included Social Security and driver’s license numbers. CEO: “We will make changes and continue to strengthen our defenses against cyber crimes” Richard F. Smith: “This is the most humbling moment in our 118-year history” In his USA Today column, Smith defended his business taking six weeks to notify victims, saying it took investigators to piece together what had happened. In his book, a bit of breach justice would be if Equifax had to pay one of its rivals to provide identity theft monitoring services for victims.”]
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