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Upon discovering the breach, Equifax immediately hired an outside forensics firm to investigate
the breach to identify the source and potential effects it caused not just to the company, but to
consumers nationwide. While the FBI investigation is still on-going, representatives of the
company believe that the attacker(s) gained access to certain files by exploiting an application
vulnerability. It is still unknown as to which application or vulnerability was the key allowing

entrance into the company’s system.

“This is clearly a disappointing event for our company, and one that strikes at the heart of who
we are and what we do,” said Equifax chairman and CEO Richard F. Smith.

What Can You Do?

As of now, Equifax has informed the public that if you fear your information may be
compromised, to visit Equifax Security 2017 to see if you were one of the individuals affected by

the breach. Once the individual enters their name and last six numbers of their SSN, they will be
given an Enrollment Date to which they will be allowed to check to see if their information has
been compromised.

Equifax Security Check 2017

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