Equifax breach: Criticism from lawmakers, what people can do

There's no way around it: The news from credit reporting company Equifax that 143 million Americans had their information exposed is extremely serious.Crucial pieces of personal data that criminals could use to commit identity theft — Social Security numbers, birthdates, address histories, legal names — were all obtained. That's information that cannot change. And once that data is out there, it's basically out there forever."The crown jewels of personal information were exposed and