Security News

Equifax Breach Victims: UK Count Goes Up
2018-01-22 19:13

15 Million UK Residents' Records Exposed, 860,000 Consumers At RiskData broker Equifax has released a revised count of U.K. victims of its massive 2017 data breach, now saying 860,000 residents...

The Cumulative Effect of Major Breaches: The Collective Risk of Yahoo & Equifax
2017-12-07 18:32

Until quite recently, people believed that a dizzying one billion accounts were compromised in the 2013 Yahoo! breach… and then it was revealed that the real number is about three billion...

House Committees Get Serious in New Letter to Equifax
2017-11-21 19:49

The chairpersons of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday sent a new letter (PDF) to Paulino Barros, the interim CEO...

Equifax: Hack Related Expenses Cost Company $87.5 Million in Q3
2017-11-09 21:43

Equifax on Thursday said that during the third quarter of 2017, it incurred $87.5 million in expenses related to the massive hack that was disclosed on September 7, 2017.  read more

Me on the Equifax Breach
2017-11-08 12:33

Last week, I testified before the House Energy and Commerce committee on the Equifax hack. You can watch the video here. And you can read my written testimony below. Testimony and Statement for...

Equifax: Share-Selling Executives Didn't Know About Breach
2017-11-06 11:33

Until 12 Days Post-Breach, None Knew Equifax Had Suffered Massive HackEquifax says four senior executives - including its CFO - did not know the company had suffered one of the worst breaches in...

Equifax Says Execs Unaware of Hack When They Sold Stock
2017-11-03 16:19

Equifax said Friday an internal review found that four executives who sold shares ahead of disclosure of a massive data breach at the credit agency were unaware of the incident ahead of the sale. read more

New York State Proposes Stricter Data Protection Laws Post Equifax
2017-11-03 14:28

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman introduced new legislation Thursday, designed to protect New Yorkers from corporate data breaches like the recent Equifax breach that affected...

The Equifax Data Breach: A UK Perspective
2017-10-27 08:03

The latest ISMG Security Report features highlights from last week's panel discussion at the ISMG Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in London on the implications of the Equifax data breach.

UK Probes Equifax Hacking
2017-10-24 13:55

Britain's financial watchdog on Tuesday said it was investigating a massive hack of the US consumer credit rating service Equifax that affected potentially almost 700,000 British customers. read more