The hack became the largest single data breach reported in 2017. …read more Source:: Open Source S
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Equifax lands $7.25m IRS fraud prevention contract despite its mammoth data breach
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•Equifax wins an uncontested contract with the IRS, even after its controversial handling of one of the worst data breaches in recent US history. …read more Source:: Legal
Equifax ex-chief admits responsibility ‘starts at the top’ for devastating data breach
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•Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith says the data breach shouldn’t have happened on his watch. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Equifax: An additional 2.5M Americans affected by breach
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•The total number of US consumers impacted by the breach comes to 145.5 million, the company says. …read more Source:: Open Source S
The B2B breach trifecta: Equifax, SEC and Deloitte
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•Why did Equifax take a beating in the headlines, but the SEC breach was barely a blip? Forrester examines the Equifax, SEC and Deloitte data breaches. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Equifax CIO, CSO step down
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•One week after revealing a massive data breach, Equifax announced two of its executives are “retiring,” effective immediately. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Equifax: 400,000 UK consumers could be affected by data breach
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•‘Process failure’ led to UK data being held in US, company said. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Equifax’s credit report monitoring site is also vulnerable to hacking
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•The site has at least one vulnerability that allows a hacker to trick users into turning over sensitive data. …read more Source:: Open Source S
More than credit scores: Why Equifax for Business matters
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•In response to the Equifax data breach, Forrester Research explains how security and risk professionals can protect themselves and their firms. …read more Source:: Open Source S
We tested Equifax’s data breach checker — and it’s basically useless
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•Several people have confirmed they have mixed or inaccurate results from the Equifax checker. …read more Source:: Open Source S