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Anyone with questions about the additional Equifax payments is encouraged to contact settlement administrator JND Legal Administration at info@equifaxbreachsettlement.com or by calling (833) 759-2982.
In 2017, consumer credit rating giant Equifax suffered one of the country's largest data breaches, exposing the personal information of 147 million U.S. citizens, or roughly 40% of the population ...
On September 7, 2017, Equifax disclosed the breach and its scope: affecting over 140 million Americans. [24] VentureBeat called the exposure of data on 140+ million customers "one of the biggest data breaches in history." [25] Equifax shares dropped 13% in early trading the day after the breach was made public. [26]
A class action lawsuit filed in January 2019 claims Equifax used "admin" as both password and username for a portal with sensitive information.
Currently, all 50 states have enacted forms of data breach notification laws. [4] There is no federal data breach notification law, despite previous legislative attempts. [ 5 ] These laws were enacted in response to an escalating number of breaches of consumer databases containing personally identifiable information . [ 6 ]
OptOutPrescreen.com is a joint venture among Equifax, Experian, Innovis, and TransUnion, allowing customers to opt out of receiving credit card solicitations by mail. [ 1 ] Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), consumer reporting agencies are permitted to include customers' names on lists used by creditors or insurers to make offers of ...
Equifax primarily operates in the business-to-business sector, selling consumer credit and insurance reports and related analytics to businesses in a range of industries. [citation needed] Business customers include retailers, insurance firms, healthcare providers, utilities, government agencies, as well as banks, credit unions, personal and specialty finance companies and other financial ...
(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to take the lead in a class action lawsuit against a company he says misled investors and cost two state retirement funds to lose more ...