Will Equifax See Long-Term Impact After Breach? Probably Not, Experts Say

Stock prices fell nearly 14 percent for the Atlanta-based credit monitoring agency Equifax on Friday.

That’s after its CEO Richard Smith announced a cyberattack may have exposed social security numbers and personal information of more than 143 million people in the United States – nearly 40 percent of Americans.

Outside Equifax headquarters in midtown, Atlanta resident Fred Longobardi put his hands on his head to show how he felt when he heard the news Thursday night.