There is some consolation if you live outside of the US. Investigators have determined that there weren't any compromised databases beyond American shores, and there are 'only' 8,000 potentially affected Canadians instead of the initial 100,000 figure.

The mailings may help address some of the mass confusion surrounding the Equifax breach, but they definitely won't offer much comfort to victims furious both at their compromised personal info and Equifax's poor handling of the situation. As former CEO Richard Smith will reiterate in Congressional testimony on October 3rd, Equifax knew about the vulnerability that led to the hack in March, and didn't patch it for months. The firm could have mitigated or avoided a lot of the damage, and its executives' behavior in the wake of the hack (including questionable stock trades and 'golden parachute' departures) haven't helped matters. All told, it's going to be a long while before there's any kind of proper resolution -- the letters help, but only a little.