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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]
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 ...
A day after announcing that hackers stole personal information tied to 143 million people in the US, Equifax's response to the breach has come under scrutiny. Language on the website where people ...
If you haven't applied yet to get your $125 share of the cash payment option as part of the settlement related to credit reporting agency Equifax's 2017 data breach, the chance that you'll ...
In September 2017, Block initiated a private lawsuit against Equifax, accusing the latter of neglecting to safeguard his personally identifiable information. [6] He appears in the documentary The China Hustle, outlining his research into securities fraud of Chinese companies through Muddy Waters. [7]
The credit rating giant failed to keep its customers safe during an ‘entirely preventable’ cybersecurity breach, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
Equifax was the subject of more than 57,000 consumer complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from October 2012 to September 17, 2017, with most complaints relating to incomplete, inaccurate, outdated, or misattributed information held by the company. [20]
If you were one of the 147 million Americans affected by the 2017 Equifax breach, you've finally got some money coming your way.. The credit reporting agency reached a $700 million settlement with ...