143 million

NUMBER OF US CITIZENS POTENTIALLY EXPOSED IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST SECURITY BREACHES EVER

A vulnerability in credit bureau Equifax’s website has allowed hackers to gain access to personal files of a potential 143 million US customers — one of the biggest hacks of its kind. Details reportedly accessed included social security numbers, driver’s licences and credit card details of the customers. Since the breach has affected nearly half the US population, a class action lawsuit has been filed, and the creator of the chatbot DoNotPay (initially set up to challenge US parking fines) has added functionality to “automatically sue Equifax for up to $25,000” for negligence.