The Equifax Breach Settlement Offer is Real, For Now
Summary: Equifax is paying out its 2019 class-action settlement over the 2017 breach that exposed Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, addresses and other personal data on nearly 150 million people, with many recipients getting checks for under $10 rather than the $125 maximum. The settlement fund holds up to $425 million, and DomainTools' Tim Helming flagged lookalike domains such as equifaxbreechsettlement[.]com and equifaxsettlements[.]co that mimic the real settlement site and do not appear to be defensively registered by Equifax.
Key Takeaway: The breach touched nearly 150 million people, and the payout most of them see is a check for less than $10 - while the scam domains are already registered and waiting for the same people to search for their money.
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