https://www.cnet.com/news/equifax-data-leak-hits-nearly-half-of-the-us-population/ >Hackers have hit a treasure trove of financial data from potentially up to 143 million people in the US. >Equifax, a credit reporting firm, said Thursday that it was hacked from mid-May to July, with thieves stealing names, Social Security numbers, birthdates and addresses from its customers.