Equifax Breach Actually Affected 145.5 Million People

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Equifax completed its investigation into the data breach originally thought to have compromised the names, addresses, and other private data of roughly 143M Americans. It turns out that figure was optimistic—the hack actually affected 145.5M people.

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[Olle P]

An estimate that is off by less than 1.8% is pretty good by any standards!

 

[DarkSable]

Don't forget the CEO walking away with a 7-digit golden parachute, and the IRS subsequently hiring Equifax for a seven million, no-bid contract. This is all just messed up on an unimaginable level.