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Somehow,India Archives the Equifax hack was worse than originally reported.

The company put out a press release on Monday to say the hack exposed the personal information of 145.5 million U.S. consumers, up from the original estimate of 143 million. That comes out to about 45 percent of the U.S. population.

Around 8,000 Canadians also had their information exposed, according to the new release.

"We continue to take numerous steps to review and enhance our cybersecurity practices," interim CEO Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr. said in the release. "We also continue to work closely with our internal team and outside advisors to implement and accelerate long-term security improvements."

The Equifax hack exposed customer names, birthdates, addresses, driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers and more. The breach was originally reported on Sept. 7, though three Equifax executives sold nearly $2 million of the company's stock just a few days after the company found out about the hack on July 29.

The company has since started on its apology tour, trotting out the interim CEO to publicly say his sorries in The Wall Street Journallate last week. Barros announced that the company would offer a free credit-locking service as part of their bid to have customers not hate and fear them forever. That service is available for life if customers sign up by Jan. 31.

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