UK Watchdog Fines Equifax $13.4M for Role in ‘One of Largest’ Cyber Breaches October 16, 2023 Britain’s financial watchdog said on Friday it had fined consumer credit rater Equifax Ltd. 11 million pounds ($13.4 million) for...
U.S. Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in Huge Equifax Data Breach in 2017 February 11, 2020 The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that...
It’s Not Easy to Pin Identity Theft on a Specific Data Breach August 6, 2019 By Anick Jesdanun Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019. Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days, and personal details...
Equifax’s $700 Million Data Breach Settlement Criticized July 23, 2019 By Pete Schroeder Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to $700 million to settle claims it broke the law during a massive...
Equifax’s $700 Million Data Breach Settlement Includes $300 Million for Consumers July 22, 2019 By Pete Schroeder Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc. will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal and state probes into a massive...
Learning from Equifax Breach Where Growth Outpaced Security December 11, 2018 By Alyza Sebenius and Jenny Surane Equifax Inc. failed to modernize its technology security to match the company’s aggressive growth strategy and data gathering, a shortcoming...
Equifax Slapped with $658,000 Fine for Privacy Lapses After UK Cyber Attack September 20, 2018 By Stephanie Bodoni Credit reporting company Equifax Inc. was slapped with a maximum 500,000 pound ($658,000) fine by the U.K.’s privacy watchdog for...
West Virginia Sues Equifax Over Data Breach April 13, 2018 West Virginia sued Equifax Inc on Thursday for failing to safeguard consumer information of hundreds of thousands of state residents...
Equifax Sued by Australia’s Competition Regulator for Allegedly Misleading Consumers March 16, 2018 By Paulina Duran Australia’s competition regulator said on Friday it was suing credit reporting company Equifax Pty Ltd, owned by U.S.-based Equifax Inc,...
What Cyber Insurance Industry Learned from 2017 Hacks March 13, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The NotPetya, WannaCry and Equifax hacks of last year were evidence that the U.S. insurance industry has been ill-prepared to...