Equifax says 2.5 million more US consumers have been affected by the data breach. Mandiant, which is conducting the breach investigation of Equifax, confirmed that the attack only affected the firm’s databases in the US. Initial speculation by Equifax that some 100,000 Canadian citizens were affected was incorrect, according to the company. Equifax said its UK forensics investigation analysis is not yet complete. The company apologized again to all impacted consumers, interim CEO Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr.”]

