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Credit reporting firm Equifax says data breach could potentially affect 143 million US consumers

Equifax

Source: Todd Haselton
Affiliation: CNBC

This article describes a 2017 data breach affecting Equifax, a company providing credit information. The breach potentially affected 143 million consumers in the United States and was the result of criminals exploiting a website application vulnerability. 

Keywords: Computer Science , Hacking , Tech Ethics