WABE News is taking a look at the top 17 news stories in 2017.
Business and technology reporter Tasnim Shamma spoke with “Morning Edition” producer Sam Whitehead about the cyberattack on Atlanta-based credit-monitoring agency Equifax. The company notified the public of the incident on Sept. 7.
The cyberattack was possibly the incident with the biggest impact outside of Atlanta. It potentially exposed information on 145.5 million people – nearly half of all U.S. adults. We still don’t know the full impact yet.
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