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Data such as names, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and in some cases driving licenses serials and credit cards numbers were accessed during the incident, which was discovered only on July 29, 2017.
The initial Equifax cyberattack's victims toll was 145.5 million clients but, since Equifax has found additional 2.4 million victims, the total number of the cyber attack raised up to approximately 148 million victims.
"This is not about newly discovered stolen data", said Paulino do Rego Barros, who took over as interim chief executive a year ago at the scandal-hit credit agency.
USA credit bureau Equifax said Thursday it identified an additional 2.4 million American consumers affected by last year's massive data breach that sparked a public outcry and a congressional probe.
"This is not about newly discovered stolen data", said Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., Equifax interim CEO.
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Equifax said it will notify the affected consumers directly, and will offer identity theft protection and credit file monitoring services at no cost to them. Equifax identified previous victims of the attack through Social Security numbers and names.
A month later, Equifax said 2.5 million more customers were affected in what is one of the largest data breaches in the U.S.
In a news release issued Thursday morning, Equifax said the additional compromised consumers were uncovered during a forensic examination of the company's databases. Hackers were chiefly trying to swipe Social Security numbers, the company said.
Equifax said that it will notify these 2.4 million consumers about the new discovery.
"We are committed to regaining the trust of consumers, improving transparency and enhancing security across our network", Barros said.
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