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Equifax Data Breach - 147 Million Consumers Affected

Equifax
July 15, 2025
Financial Services

Incident Overview

Cyberattack
Critical
Resolved
Internal Monitoring

Web Application Vulnerability

Unstructured Data Impact

This incident specifically involved unstructured data systems, highlighting the growing risk to modern data architectures.

Document Store
Database

Detailed Analysis

Major credit reporting agency breach affecting 147 million consumers. Personal information including SSNs, birth dates, addresses, and driver license numbers were compromised through web application vulnerability.

Impact Assessment

Massive impact on consumer privacy and financial security. Led to regulatory fines and class action lawsuits.

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Key Metrics

Records Affected147.0M
Estimated Cost$1400.0M
Week Published2025-W29

Data Types Compromised

PII
Financial

Geographic Impact

United States
Canada
United Kingdom

Compliance Violations

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Tags

Credit Bureau
PII
Web Vulnerability