Nearly 44% of the US population was impacted by the massive data breach of Equifax's systems that occurred mid-May and lasted through July of this year! To make matters worse, Equifax didn't announce the details on the Cyber Security incident until mid-September, leaving the approximately 143 million impacted individuals in the dark. Now, two weeks later, do you know if you are a victim and what you need to do to protect yourself moving forward?

What type of information was taken during the breach?

The investigation is ongoing at this time (September 2017) but the company website is making regular updates to provide consumers with up-to-date information. According to an Equifax press release "the incident potentially impacts personal information relating to 143 million U.S. consumers."  Primarily concerns include PII such as: names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver's license numbers and credit card information, etc.

What should you do?

As stated in a recent Forbes article about the attack, odds are, your information has been compromised. In addition to providing an informative yet concise background on the incident, the document also provides steps to determine exposure and tips to minimize future damage.