Data accessed by hackers was way more than Equifax disclosed

The Wall Street Journal revealed that data accessed by hackers was way more than Equifax disclosed. According to the report, hackers accessed additional personal information beyond what was initially reported. This report came from a document submitted to the Senate Banking Committee.

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Last year, credit rating agency Equifax announced that hackers had stolen personal information for 143 million US consumers which include names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, drivers license numbers and some credit card numbers. Now this report shows that hackers also got tax identification numbers which are used when someone doesn’t have a social security number.

According to the the company, a small number of e-mails were compromised and that the company has sent notifications to those whose credit card information was affected.