Equifax Cyberattack

Sharing our information online may come with consequences. This is because we have no idea where the information with end up.Their are computer or internet experts called HACKERS who dedicate their computer skills only to steal data of people, governments, and other agencies. Some of these data include social security numbers, addresses, photos, and credit card numbers. Hackers have attacked giant companies in the past like yahoo but their recent attacked involved Equifax, which is a major credit reporting agency based in Atlanta. On Thursday they announced that some part of their data base was accessed by hackers which entails sensitive information of 143 million of Americans and are encouraging consumers to contact them to confirm if there are affected or not.


Work Cited

Tara Siegel, Bernard. "Equifax Says Cyberattack May Have Affected 143 Million Customers" New York Times. Web. 7 Sept 2017.