Submission + - Equifax says almost 400,000 Britons hit in data breach (bbc.co.uk)
MalachiK writes: Data about British people "may potentially have been accessed" during the data breach at the US credit rating firm Equifax.
The UK arm of the organisation said files containing information on "fewer than 400,000" UK consumers was accessed in the breach.
In a statement, the UK office of Equifax said an internal investigation had shown that data on UK consumers was accessed during the hack.
It said data on Britons was being held in the US due to a "process failure" which meant that a limited amount of information was stored in North America between 2011 and 2016.
The UK arm of the organisation said files containing information on "fewer than 400,000" UK consumers was accessed in the breach.
In a statement, the UK office of Equifax said an internal investigation had shown that data on UK consumers was accessed during the hack.
It said data on Britons was being held in the US due to a "process failure" which meant that a limited amount of information was stored in North America between 2011 and 2016.
