NYers sue amid ID theft fears

Two New Yorkers filed suit against Equifax Monday, saying they live in “constant fear” of becoming victims of identity theft following news of the company’s massive data breach.

Linda Tirelli and Brooke Merino allege in a Manhattan federal court filing their personal information was jeopardized in the cyberattack, which was first reported last week.

“It is absolutely the most craziest thing that a company like Equifax, who holds information that’s as personal as it gets, would have not one, not two, but three breaches,” Tirelli, a bankruptcy lawyer, fumed to The Post.

“I demand answers,” the 49year-old lawyer seethed. “It’s completely unacceptable. It’s their responsibility to protect me and they failed. I truly feel violated.”

Some 143 million Social Security numbers — nearly half the US — were hacked, the company has admitted. Around 8 million New Yorkers are believed to be victims.

The suit claims Equifax bungled its duty to protect consumers and failed to give enough notice of the breach, which was allegedly discovered on July 29.

“Equifax’s decision to wait six weeks after the alleged data breach before informing all consumers of the same was willful, or at least negligent,” the papers read.

Equifax has claimed hackers stole other personal info like birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers and credit card numbers. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Equifax Chief Executive Richard Smith has apologized to consumers since the news broke, but Tirelli says she doesn’t accept his apology.

“They’re not sorry, they’re not sorry, it’s not enough — it’s a systemic failure on the part of Equifax, and the only language these companies understand is litigation,” the Rockland County, NY, woman said.