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UK Watchdog Fines Equifax $13.4M for Role in ‘One of Largest’ Cyber Breaches
Oct 16 2023 // Britain’s financial watchdog said on Friday it had fined consumer credit rater Equifax Ltd. 11 million pounds ($13.4 million) for its role in “one of the largest” cyber-security breaches in history. The...
Equifax May Face Class-Action Suit After Credit-Score Glitch
Aug 5 2022 // Equifax Inc., the second-biggest global credit bureau, was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit after a report that it provided inaccurate credit scores on millions of US consumers looking for loans. The suit, filed...
Equifax Says Consumer Credit Scores Changed in Computer Error
Aug 4 2022 // Equifax Inc. said some consumer credit scores were changed because of a computer error that has since been rectified. A server “coding issue” led to the inaccurate scores, the consumer credit-reporting firm...
Equifax to Pay $18M Over Data Breach Affecting Nearly Three Million Mass. Residents
Apr 20 2020 // One of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the country has agreed to pay $18.2 million and undertake significant injunctive relief following a massive data breach in 2017 that compromised the personal...
U.S. Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in Huge Equifax Data Breach in 2017
Feb 11 2020 // The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million American citizens, Attorney General William Barr said on...
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