Security News > 2020 > April > Massachusetts, Indiana Settle With Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach
2020-04-20 12:44
Massachusetts and Indiana, the only two U.S. states that independently sued Equifax over the massive data breach that occurred in 2017, have settled with the credit reporting agency for a total of close to $40 million.
The Equifax data breach affected roughly 147 million people.
Massachusetts and Indiana are not included in that multistate settlement as they filed their own lawsuits against Equifax.
The attorneys general of Massachusetts and Indiana announced last week that they have each reached a settlement with the company for $18.2 million and $19.5 million, respectively.
The Equifax breach impacted roughly 3.9 million residents of Indiana and nearly 3 million people in Massachusetts.
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