Equifax breach a launchpad for hacks of personal info

Last week it was revealed that cybercriminals stole more than 143 million credit records including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and addresses from Equifax, one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies.
It might not seem like a cyber hack of this magnitude could get any worse; after all, very private and personal information has been exposed and could cause a financial nightmare for so many people. Unfortunately, a bad situation is about to become a lot wor