When Equifax announced it had experienced a massive breach, the company's customers — nearly all of us — suddenly had more questions than answers.
Not only is the size of the data loss concerning, but the type of data stolen is of great concern. Equifax housed data on just about everyone — our credit reports, loan documents, background check data, and, perhaps most concerning, detailed data related to our identities: our last several addresses, family member names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers and credit card information.