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The Federal Trade Commission says that so many people are asking for cash payments linked to the 2017 data breach that there may not be enough money for everyone.

Equifax has agreed to pay $700 million, potentially more, to settle with the federal authorities and states over its 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people, roughly half of the U.S. population.

A cybersecurity breach at a one of the three major credit monitoring companies has exposed 143 million people to identity theft. Find out if you're one of them.