Personal details of almost 700,000 Britons hacked in cyber-attack

US credit monitoring firm Equifax says far higher number of British customers were affected than previously thought

Equifax has admitted that almost 700,000 UK consumers have had their personal details accessed following a cyber-attack, a figure far higher than previously thought.

As well as affecting more Britons, the hack also resulted in significantly more damaging data being leaked on those who were affected. The information lost by the US credit monitoring firm included partial credit card details, phone numbers and driving licence numbers.