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Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, recently reported a giant data breach. According to the company, between mid-May and July, hackers accessed personal information of 143 million Americans. This information included names, addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers, and in some cases, driver’s license numbers. Additionally, 209,000 credit card numbers were exposed, as was the personal identifying information of 182,000 Americans involved in credit report disputes. First, here’s what you should do to know if you’ve been affected by this breach: Go to equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/. Sharing your last name and last six digits of your …