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<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) &#8212; Credit monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that exposed the Social Security numbers and other data of about 143 million Americans, nearly half of the U.S. population. Now those people have to worry about the threat of having their identities stolen.</p><p>The Atlanta-based company said Thursday that &#8220;criminals&#8221; exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.</p><p>The theft obtained consumers&#8217; names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some cases, driver&#8217;s license numbers. Such sensitive information can be enough for crooks to hijack the identities of people.</p><p>Equifax discovered the hack on July 29, but waited until Thursday to warn consumers. The company has set up a special website, <a href="https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/" target="_blank">https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com</a>, where people can check to see if their personal information may have been stolen. Consumers also can call 866-447-7559 for more information.</p><p>The population of the United States is approximately 323 million. The 143 million figure represents 44 percent of all Americans.</p><style>
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Data from nearly half of all Americans stolen in huge cyber breach