The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept. 19
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EQUIFAX HACK MAY HAVE AFFECTED 100,000 CANADIANS: Equifax Inc. says approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised in the massive cyberattack on the credit data company made public earlier this month. The company says the investigation is ongoing and the information that may have been breached includes names, addresses, social insurance numbers and in some cases credit card numbers. The company said Tuesday that hackers accessed Equifax Inc.’s systems through a consumer website application intended for use by U.S. consumers.
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