VIDEO: Equifax Breach and How it Affects You

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- 143 million Americans’ personal and financial information has been exposed due to a breach of information from Equifax.

Equifax is one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies- many lenders and financial institutions go through this company to pull credit reports for clients.

The breach occurred from mid-May through July.

The hackers accessed people’s names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers- They also stole credit card numbers for about 209 thousand people.

David Vega is a commercial lender at Bancorp South in Columbus.

He says that everyone should check their credit scores at least once a year and report any invalid information.

For assistance in finding out whether you’ve been a victim, click here.