8,000 Canadians affected by hack, not 100,000 says Equifax
telecom | 10/03/2017 5:50 pm EDT
The number of Canadians affected by Equifax Inc.’s privacy breach has been determined to be significantly lower than originally reported, the company said Monday in a press release.
Initial estimates from Equifax stated information belonging to 100,000 Canadians was compromised by the event. Now, after the completion of a forensic investigation, only 8,000 Canadian individuals’ information was confirmed to be included in the hack, according to the latest update.
"I was advised Sunday that the analysis of the number of consumers potentially impacted by the cybersecurity incident has
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