Clearing up confusion on the Equifax data breach, no thanks to Equifax

Let’s just go ahead and assume that some stranger now knows your Social Security number, credit card numbers, home address and birth date.
Because even if you weren’t among the 143 million consumers whose private data was potentially exposed in the Equifax Inc. breach, the person next to you probably was since it affected more than half of all U.S. adults.
The Equifax hack, which became public Thursday, angered and confused people everywhere, especially after the massive credit