Equifax, which monitors credit, said Thursday a security breach could potentially affect 143 million U.S. customers.

In a news release, the company said “criminals exploited a web application” to gain access to files that include names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and some driver’s license numbers; 209,000 credit card numbers and personal ID information on 182,000 consumers were accessed by the hackers.

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