Equifax admits passport numbers were stolen in cyberattack

Published May 10, 2018 8:01pm ET



Equifax, the credit bureau regrouping after hackers compromised personal data for nearly half the U.S. population, says closer study shows passport numbers were among the information taken.

The finding doesn’t change the total number of people affected, which the Atlanta-based company now says was nearly 147 million.

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