Hackers were able to access or steal the personal data of roughly 145.5 million U.S. consumers, and nearly 400,000 Britons. The letter details the data that was compromised, and extends an offer of 12-months free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. “You have to engage in this process where they get all this data,” Harvey said. Experts say that cyberattackers tend to either use illicitly obtained personal data immediately, or wait more than a year until scrutiny dies down to take action. Both Harvey and her son say they are wary of signing up for Equifax Canada’s identity theft protection and credit monitoring service.

Source: National Post October 20, 2017 17:21 UTC