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U.S. House Report Blasts Equifax Over Poor Security Leading to Massive 2017 Breach
2018-12-12 15:58

Equifax Could Have Prevented Massive Data Breach, Report From U.S. House Says read more

Equifax how-it-was-mega-hacked damning dossier lands, in all of its infuriating glory
2018-12-11 20:37

'Entirely preventable' theft down to traffic-monitoring certificate left expired for 19 months A US Congressional report outlin]ing the breakdowns that lead to the 2017 theft of 148 million...

Equifax Breach 'Entirely Preventable,' House Report Finds
2018-12-11 13:03

Democrats Slam Republican Report for Not Advancing New Breach-Prevention LawsThe data breach suffered by Equifax in 2017 "was entirely preventable," according to a report released by the House...

Lawsuits Aim Billions in Fines at Equifax and Ad-Targeting Companies
2018-11-09 22:50

The results could start a wave of major damages for companies that collect and sell consumer information.

Equifax Has Chosen Experian. Wait, What?
2018-11-01 16:47

A year after offering free credit monitoring to all Americans on account of its massive data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 148 million people, Equifax now says it has...

Equifax exec's inside trade shame: Software boss sentenced for mega-hack stock profit
2018-10-18 19:41

Thrown in the small house rather than the big house An Equifax executive – who knew the biz had been hacked before it was made public and banked over $75,000 in stock trades using this inside...

Ex-Equifax Manager Gets Home Confinement for Insider Trading
2018-10-18 04:43

A former Equifax manager was sentenced Tuesday to serve eight months home confinement for engaging in insider trading in the wake of the company’s massive data breach last year. read more

Why Was Equifax So Stupid About Passwords?
2018-09-24 13:33

Massive Credit Bureau Stored Users' Plaintext Passwords in Testing EnvironmentMassive, well-resourced companies are still using live customer data - including their plaintext passwords - in...

UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
2018-09-20 14:03

Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 fine by the UK's privacy watchdog for its last year's massive data breach that exposed personal and financial data...

Equifax Hit With Maximum UK Privacy Fine After Mega-Breach
2018-09-20 11:33

'Multiple Failures' Cited as Watchdog Levies Maximum Possible Pre-GDPR FineCredit bureau Equifax has been hit with the maximum possible fine under U.K. law for "multiple failures" that contributed...