Equifax Canada has revised the number of Canadians caught up in a massive data breach earlier this year, saying an investigation has found that more than 19,000 were affected. Equifax issued a statement on Tuesday saying 11,670 of the affected credit cards are Canadian, bringing the total number of Canadians impacted by the hack to about 19,000. The company says it is notifying all affected consumers by mail, and is offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to affected Canadians. Equifax first notified the public of the security breach on Sept. 7, though it said the unauthorized access is thought to have happened from May 13 to July 30. The company previously said that it believes that hackers accessed Equifax Canada's systems through a consumer website application intended for use by U.S. consumers.

Source: CBC News November 29, 2017 01:52 UTC