Equifax breach exposes 143 million people to identity theft

<p>Credit monitoring company Equifax says "criminals" exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.</p>

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Equifax breach exposes 143 million people to identity theft

<p>Credit monitoring company Equifax says "criminals" exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.</p>

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Basement fire tears through Borough Park building; several firefighters hurt

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Driver on the run after hitting 11-year-old pedestrian in Sheepshead Bay

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Equifax breach exposes 143 million people to identity theft

<p>Credit monitoring company Equifax says &quot;criminals&quot; exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.</p>

Top Stories

Basement fire tears through Borough Park building; several firefighters hurt

Winter chill in Brooklyn today with a late week warmup

Mayor Mamdani, DCWP hold delivery app HungryPanda accountable for 'bamboozling' small businesses

Driver on the run after hitting 11-year-old pedestrian in Sheepshead Bay

Nearly half of New Yorkers approve Mamdani’s first 100 days as mayor, polls shows

LIVE COVERAGE: Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to Gilgo Beach serial killings, admits responsibility to eighth slaying

4 Brooklyn women arrested, charged in $2,700 theft spree at New Jersey mall

Delta, Southwest join airlines raising checked bag fees amid high fuel prices

‘All I know is I want to start terror bro.’ Teens indicted for allegedly carrying out ISIS-inspired attack outside Gracie Mansion

Video shows wrong-way driver hit cyclist in Park Slope

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Brownsville man identified as victim in Morris Heights fatal shooting; 4 people on the run, sources say

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Teens accused of vandalizing abandoned Sheepshead Bay TGI Fridays, then posting video to TikTok

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<p>Credit monitoring company Equifax says "criminals" exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.</p>