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Recently Equifax let it be known that 143 Million accounts would be possibly impacted by the biggest data breach in recent history. Yes, 143 Million people’s accounts are now possibly in the hands of scam artists.
That number is so big that it boggles the mind. I mean, the United States had only 322 Million people according to census data in 2016. When you think about how many of those are people under the age of 18 what it is basically saying is that:
MOST AMERICAN ADULTS HAD THEIR INFORMATION HACKED AND STOLEN
There are many, many problems with this but the biggest useful question is “Now What The Hell Do We Do?”
I like this guys answer in the video below. Enjoy!