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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'.
The Equifax breach compromised the personal information of as many as 145.5 million people. [9] In 2019, Eric and his firm helped secure a ruling for consumers that they could pursue a nationwide claim for negligence and negligence per se against Equifax for failing to adequately secure their personal information. [10]
A class action lawsuit filed in January 2019 claims Equifax used "admin" as both password and username for a portal with sensitive information.
Determining the full amount of money Equifax owes you may be a little more complicated, but getting a quick $125 could take less than a minute. First, use this online tool to verify that your data ...
The CFPB's lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court in California, seeks to stop the company's unlawful conduct and a civil money penalty, which would be paid into the agency's victims relief fund.
Tong was a part of a small group of state attorneys general who led the investigation against Equifax [11] relating to a massive data breach in which millions of Americans' personal and confidential information was compromised, including more than 1.5 million residents of Connecticut. Equifax eventually agreed to a $700 million settlement ...
According to a recent report by the Federal Trade Commission, 1 in 20 Americans have meaningful errors on their credit reports that need to be corrected. One major credit reporting bureau just ...
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 ]