When did the company know about it? Equifax has said that the breach occurred in mid-May, but that it only discovered intruders had compromised its systems on July 29 — nearly two months later. On one hand, 100,000 Canadian victims pales in comparison to the 143 million Americans affected. Equifax set up a website for Americans to check whether their information was affected by the breach, but that website doesn't work for Canadians. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) said last week that it's investigating the breach, and that Equifax is co-operating.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2017 22:41 UTC