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The credit reporting agency reached a $700 million settlement with government officials last week, agreeing to pay as much as $425 million of that money to consumers affected by the data breach.
The 2017 data breach landed the consumer credit ratings agency with a record fine, and analysts say the company fumbled its response. A hack at Equifax exposed the data of 147 million people.
For example, if your Social Security number is exposed in a data breach, you may be at a heightened risk for identity theft or fraudulent credit applications in your name. 2. Secure Your Accounts
An Equifax internal audit in 2015 showed that there was a large backlog of vulnerabilities to patch, that Equifax was not following its own timescales on patching them, that IT staff did not have a comprehensive asset inventory, that Equifax did not consider how critical an IT asset was when prioritising patches, and that the patching process worked on an 'Honour system'.
2017 Equifax data breach – In 2017, Equifax Inc. announced that a cyber-security breach occurred between May and mid July of that year. Cyber criminals had accessed approximately 145.5 million U.S. Equifax consumers' personal data, including their full names, Social Security numbers , credit card information, birth dates , addresses , and, in ...
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If any financial information, such as credit card numbers, was leaked in a data breach, request a freeze on your credit by the top three credit vendors (TransUnion, Equifax and Experian).
Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5. Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. 6. Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account.