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Mass. AG Healey Suing Equifax After Data Breach « CBS Boston
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced Tuesday that it is suing credit reporting firm Equifax over the data breach that left millions of their customers’ personal information vulnerable. The data breach exposed the information of about 143 million Americans from May to July–nearly three million of them from Massachusetts. via Mass. AG Healey Suing Equifax […]
Two senior staff at Equifax to retire following data breach – Press Association
The chief information officer and chief security officer of Equifax are retiring, the firm has announced. It comes after the US credit monitoring company said that about 400,000 people in the UK may have had their information stolen following a cyber security breach. via Two senior staff at Equifax to retire following data breach – Press […]
Here’s what went wrong for Equifax in those first 48 hours—commentary
Equifax, though, seems to have made its own situation worse, spawning headlines such as “Equifax breach response turns dumpster fire.” And that’s where the most salient lesson for modern companies lies: Equifax learned the hard way that, in a data breach, there are always two potential scandals: the breach itself, and then the company’s response. […]
Equifax: A Category 5 Cybersecurity Crisis Storm. Chances Are It Will Hit You — Forbes
From a tepid apology from CEO Richard Smith — totally incommensurate with the size of the crisis: “This is clearly a disappointing event for our company, and one that strikes at the heart of who we are and what we do. I apologize to consumers and our business customers for the concern and frustration this […]
Equifax data breach could impact 143 million US consumers | WGN Radio – 720 AM
Credit reporting firm Equifax announced on Thursday nearly half of the US population could be impacted by a data breach incident that happened earlier this year. The information obtained in the breach includes names, social security numbers, birth dates, address, and some driver’s license numbers. Equifax said 143 million consumers could be impacted. According to census.gov, the […]
Security firm Mandiant said to be helping Equifax in hack aftermath | ZDNet
Security firm Mandiant is said to be carrying out incident response in the wake of the Equifax hack, ZDNet has learned. The security firm, bought by FireEye in 2014, is understood to be working with the credit giant after the hack, which affected as many as 143 million consumers in the US, the UK, and […]