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Kreditkarten-, Sozialversicherungs- und Ausweisnummern von mehreren Hundert Millionen US-Amerikanern sind in falsche Hände gelangt, als Equifax monatelang gehackt war. Dazu kommen weitere Opfer in Kanada und dem Vereinigten Königreich.

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Equifax, one of the largest credit rating and reporting firm in the US, has become the latest company to reveal a data breach.

The incident was discovered on July 29, according to a company statement released after market close on Thursday.

The Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered company said that hackers had between mid-May through July exploited a vulnerability on its website to access certain files.

The data includes names, social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, and in some cases, driving license information.

It's thought to be the largest data breach reported so far this year.

As many as 143 million Americans are said to be affected, the company said, representing about half of the US population.

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Auf den US-Finanzdienstleister Equifax ist ein Hackerangriff verübt worden, betroffen sind wohl 143 Millionen US-Bürger. In Hunderttausenden Fällen ging es um sensible Daten wie Sozialversicherungs- oder Kreditkartennummern.

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