Equifax now says some passport info was stolen in breach
NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax acknowledged a relatively small number of passport images and information were stolen as part of last year's security breach, despite previously denying such a thing occurred.
The credit monitoring company said 3,200 passport images were stolen last year, according to a letter sent last week by lawyers representing Equifax to the Senate Banking Committee. That's compared to the 148 million individuals that were impacted by the overall breach.
Equifax originally disclosed the breach back in September, but subsequent disclosures from the company show that more information had been stolen that originally reported. Originally Equifax said 145.