The data containing credit records of 146 million customers of Equifax were exposed in a cyber security breach attack.
The stolen data can be used by attackers for phishing emails, scam calls, or any fraudulent activity on credit cards.
Source: https://www2.stetson.edu/today/2017/09/scam-of-the-week-equifax-data-breach/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/Equifax
"id": "equ151510222",
"linkid": "Equifax",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '146 million',
'industry': 'Credit Reporting',
'name': 'Equifax',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '146 million',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Credit Records']},
'description': 'The data containing credit records of 146 million customers '
'of Equifax were exposed in a cyber security breach attack. '
'The stolen data can be used by attackers for phishing emails, '
'scam calls, or any fraudulent activity on credit cards.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Credit Records']},
'motivation': ['Phishing',
'Scam Calls',
'Fraudulent Activity on Credit Cards'],
'title': 'Equifax Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}