Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax said hackers exploited a weakness in the site's application to access the personal information of 143 million US customers.
"Equifax Inc. today announced a cybersecurity incident that potentially affects about 143 million US consumers," the company said in a statement on Thursday. "Criminals have exploited a vulnerability in the US site application to gain access to certain files ... the information accessed mainly includes names, social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and, in some cases, driver's license numbers."
The breach occurred earlier this year from mid-May to July, the statement said. As of Thursday, the company said it found no evidence of unauthorized activity in Equifax's major credit or commercial credit databases.
Hackers also accessed credit card numbers of about 209,000 US consumers, the statement said. The company has committed to a cyber security company immediately after discovering the breach on July 29, the statement said. The company consulted with the company to assess the incident and strengthen its databases, according to the release.
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