Equifax Breach: 15.2 Million UK Records Compromised

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According to the latest information released about the Equifax data breach [webmasterworld.com], 15.2 million UK records were stolen, although Equifax says that it did not put any any at risk. However, it's going to write to 693,665 consumers to offer it's own third-party risk mitigation tools, for free.

Every snippet of data is valuable in the hunt by thieves over identity theft: All it needs is one component to add to the jigsaw to make a picture.
[reuters.com...]

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The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to investigate the Equifax data breach.
[bbc.co.uk...]

Four groups of UK customers have so far been detailed by the firm:

637,000 whose phone numbers were stolen

29,000 whose driving licence numbers were stolen

15,000 who had some of their Equifax membership details, such as usernames and passwords, stolen

and 12,000 whose email addresses were stolen

UK customers have been advised to phone Equifax for advice on 0800 587 1584.