Cybersecurity – or Lack Thereof – Continues to Haunt Businesses and Individuals Thomas G. Stephens, Jr., CPA, CITP, CGMA On September 7, 2017, Equifax announced a cybersecurity data breach that potentially impacted up to 143 million consumers in the United States. From a period of mid-May through July 2017, information such as name, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and in some cases, driver’s license numbers were compromised. Additionally, credit card numbers for approximately 209,000 consumers and certain other documents containing personal identifying information on approximately 182,000 consumers were also accessed. Additionally, limited information about an undisclosed number of residents…
