The security team at Equifax failed to patch a vulnerability in March after getting a warning about the flaw, opening up the credit agency to a breach affecting 143 million people, the former chief executive said Monday.
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Oct 2, 2017
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is now saying that at least two people had their personal information stolen in the breach that happened last year.
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Oct 2, 2017
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Equifax CEO Richard Smith stepped down Tuesday, less than three weeks after the credit reporting agency disclosed a damaging hack to its computer system that exposed highly sensitive information for about 143 million Americans.
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Sep 26, 2017
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Equifax has replaced two senior executives entrusted with watching over its computers, after the credit reporting agency revealed it suffered a major hack that led to one of the worst-ever breaches of personal data.
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Sep 16, 2017
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The Federal Trade Commission has become the latest authority to announce an investigation into the massive security breach at credit agency Equifax.
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Sep 14, 2017
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Are you one of the up to 143 million Americans who had their personal info hacked in the massive Equifax data breach?
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Sep 14, 2017
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A US consumer protection watchdog agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation into a massive data breach at credit bureau Equifax that may have leaked sensitive information on 143 million people.
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Sep 14, 2017
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A class action lawsuit by Canadian consumers whose data was stolen in a massive hack of US credit bureau Equifax was launched Tuesday, seeking damages of Can $550 billion ($450 billion US).
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Sep 13, 2017
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The Equifax breach didn't just expose sensitive personal information of 143 million Americans—it underscored the huge vulnerabilities that make widespread identity theft possible.
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Sep 11, 2017
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Equifax, one of the three main credit reporting companies, said this week that a major data breach exposed Social Security numbers and other important information of millions of people.
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Sep 9, 2017
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