Equifax, a company that provides credit scores, said on Thursday that the personal information of 143 million people may have been accessed by hackers.
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143 million people's Social Security numbers were exposed in the Equifax hack — here's how to check if you are one (EFX)
Equifax set up a site to help you find out whether your information was compromised.
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The details potentially accessed by hackers from mid-May to July include names, Social Security numbers, some credit card numbers, and personal documents.
Equifax set up a site, equifaxsecurity2017.com, to help you find out whether your information was compromised. You can also access the site via Equifax's homepage.
Once there, you can click to check your potential impact.
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The page will then ask for your last name and the last 6 digits of your Social Security number.
Equifax says it will send a message letting you know whether your information was part of the hack.
Some readers have pointed out that the site isn't working for them or didn't send them a message. We've asked Equifax for clarification and will update the post when we hear back.
Here's what the page looked like if your information was likely part of the group that was compromised.
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