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Equifax's May Mega-Breach Might Trace to March Hack
2017-09-21 12:32

Intrusion Eyed as Beachhead for Theft of 143 Million US Consumers' DataHackers behind the mega-breach at Equifax stole data in May, but they - or other attackers - penetrated the credit bureau's...

Equifax's May Mega-Breach May Trace to March Hack
2017-09-21 12:03

Intrusion Eyed as Beachhead for Theft of 143 Million US Consumers' DataHackers behind the mega-breach at Equifax stole data in May, but they - or other attackers - penetrated the credit bureau's...

Equifax Sent Breach Victims to Fake Website
2017-09-21 09:53

Equifax has made another blunder following the massive data breach suffered by the company – it advised some customers on Twitter to access a fake support website set up by a security researcher. read more

Equifax Breach Affects 100,000 Canadians
2017-09-19 18:32

Equifax revealed on Tuesday that the recent data breach affects roughly 100,000 Canadian consumers, but the company’s systems in Canada were not compromised. read more

Equifax Suffered Earlier Breach in March
2017-09-19 17:47

Equifax suffered another breach of its systems, back in March, the company revealed Monday.

New York Pushes to Regulate Credit Agencies After Equifax Breach
2017-09-19 10:23

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday plans to make credit reporting firms comply with the 23 NYCRR 500 cybersecurity regulations enacted earlier this year. read more

Equifax Disputes Report of Undisclosed Breach From March
2017-09-19 09:48

Equifax Claims Bloomberg Has Facts Mixed UpEquifax is disputing Bloomberg's report that it suffered an undisclosed data breach, discovered in March, that predates the massive breach that began in...

Equifax Cybersecurity Failings Revealed Following Breach
2017-09-18 19:49

Shortcomings revealed by researchers and cybersecurity firms following the massive data breach suffered by Equifax show that a successful hacker attack on the credit reporting agency’s systems was...

Equifax Shares More Details About Breach
2017-09-18 09:40

Equifax has shared more details about the recent breach that affects roughly 143 million U.S. consumers, including how it discovered the unauthorized access and the number of individuals impacted...

Gauging Equifax's Future in Wake of Massive Breach
2017-09-15 07:18

Top IT security and information risk experts, including former RSA Executive Chairman Art Coviello, analyze the struggles Equifax faces in the wake of a massive data breach in the latest edition...