Equifax’s security failure
affected 143 million US consumers, or 44 percent of the US population.
To add insult to injury, Equifax waited over a month before revealing
the security breach it had suffered.
If you’re one of the millions
affected by the breach, a chatbot can now help you sue Equifax in small claims court, potentially letting you avoid hiring a lawyer for advice.
Even if you want to be part of the class action lawsuit
against Equifax, you can still sue Equifax for negligence in small
claims court using the DoNotPay bot and demand maximum damages. Maximum
damages range between $2,500 in states like Rhode Island and Kentucky to
$25,000 in Tennessee.
The bot, which launched in all 50 states in July,
is mainly known for helping with parking tickets. But with this new
update, its creator, Joshua Browder, who was one of the 143 million
affected by the breach, is tackling a much bigger target, with larger
aspirations to match. He says, “I hope that my product will replace
lawyers, and, with enough success, bankrupt Equifax.”
