Equifax: Biggest consumer data breach in history
The Current powered by Kim Komando
WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc
4.6 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2017
⏱️ 19 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | As many as 143 million people may have had their personal information compromised. |
| 0:04.9 | The massive data breach at one of the largest credit reporting bureaus in the country. |
| 0:09.6 | Well, the big Equifax hack has the company struggling to calm consumers' fears. |
| 0:13.8 | Half of us have our information breached. |
| 0:17.5 | 143 million people. That's 44% of all Americans. |
| 0:22.0 | It's the worst leak of personal information in United States history. |
| 0:26.2 | Crazy. |
| 0:27.0 | Our social security numbers. |
| 0:28.5 | Our dates of birth. |
| 0:29.4 | Our addresses. |
| 0:30.5 | Other personal identifiable information. |
| 0:33.2 | Maybe even your credit card numbers. |
| 0:35.4 | And all of this could now be in the possession of somebody. |
| 0:39.0 | Now, what the hacker or hackers intend to do with our information is anyone's guess. |
| 0:43.4 | But you and I both know, it's not going to be good. |
| 0:46.8 | What if this data is going to get released to many criminals? |
| 0:51.7 | I'm America's Digital Pro, Kim Commando. |
| 0:54.0 | And in the special Commando on-demand |
| 0:55.9 | podcast, we're going to talk about the Equifax hack and why you need to be concerned about this |
| 1:00.7 | and how to protect yourself. This is important information that you definitely want to listen |
| 1:05.2 | through to the very end. And also, share this podcast with your family members and friends. |
| 1:10.7 | And do me one more favor. When you're over on iTunes or Google Play. |
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