Security News

Equifax Warned About Vulnerability, Didn't Patch It: Ex-CEO
2017-10-02 19:41

The security team at Equifax failed to patch a vulnerability in March after getting a warning about the flaw, opening up the credit agency to a breach affecting 143 million people, the former...

Ex-CEO Blames 'Human Error, Tech Failures' for Equifax Breach
2017-10-02 17:33

Richard Smith Offers Explanation in Written Testimony Submitted to Congress"Human error and technology failures" lead to the massive Equifax breach, the company's former CEO, Richard Smith says in...

Ousted Equifax CEO Faces 3 Congressional Hearings
2017-10-02 14:03

Board of Directors Investigation Reportedly Now Focusing on Chief Legal OfficerFormer Equifax CEO Richard Smith this week heads to Capitol Hill to testify about the massive breach suffered by the...

Report: Equifax Subpoenaed by New York State Regulator
2017-09-28 11:48

Department of Financial Services Seeks Breach Discovery and Response DetailsNew York state's financial regulator has subpoenaed Equifax - in the wake of it suffering a breach affecting 143 million...

Oracle Patches Apache Struts, Reminds Users to Update Equifax Bug
2017-09-26 18:28

Oracle released fixes for a handful of recently patched Apache Struts 2 vulnerabilities late last week.

After Mega-Breach at Equifax, CEO Richard Smith is Out
2017-09-26 15:48

Following in CIO and CSO's Footsteps, Smith Has 'Retired,' Equifax Board SaysRichard Smith has exited the Equifax building. Following in the footsteps of the CIO and CSO, Richard Smith - Equifax's...

BREAKING: Equifax CEO Steps Down After of Massive Data Breach
2017-09-26 13:39

[BREAKING NEWS - CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES] - Equifax chairman and CEO Richard Smith stepped down Tuesday, just weeks after the company disclosed a massive data breach that exposed more than 143...

Credit Union Sues Equifax Over Breach-Related  Fraud Costs
2017-09-25 10:18

Lawsuit Seeks Reimbursement for Breach-Related Fraud, Card-Reissuing CostsSummit Credit Union of Wisconsin is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit against credit bureau Equifax. The credit...

Equifax directed consumers to fake phishing site for weeks
2017-09-21 18:05

You can now add another blunder to the already long list of Equifax’s missteps in the wake of the massive breach it announced earlier this month: the company has been pointing affected customers...

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...