Equifax

 Equifax  is a US government regulated identity and credit check silo that was breached in 2017 July (or earlier) and exposed over 143 million people’s personal information.

Articles

 * https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/equifax-breach-response-turns-dumpster-fire/
 * http://www.businessinsider.com/equifax-data-breach-senator-warmer-seeks-ftc-probe-2017-9
 * https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/09/12/equifax-apache-struts-flaw/
 * https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/09/11/equifax-failed-miserably/
 * https://www.databreaches.net/hacked-equifax-data-up-for-sale/ "'They are asking 600 BTC by [2017] September 15, or say they will dump the database.'" [2017] year added for future context.