Equifax's interim CEO said during a congressional hearing that he doesn't know whether or not the company now encrypts customer data. Equifax alerted the public in September 2017 to a massive data ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to $700 million to settle claims it broke the law during a massive 2017 data breach and to repay harmed consumers, in a landmark ...

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform published a new report detailing how the Equifax breach happened and how it could have been prevented. The committee concluded in its ...

Legendary con-man-turned-FBI-consultant Frank W. Abagnale breaks down the 2017 Equifax data breach.Hackers were able to access the personal data of millions of Americans through faulty software — and ...

This month, consumers impacted by the massive 2017 Equifax data breach finally began receiving their access codes for four free years of credit monitoring. The free service is offered through Experian ...

The Equifax hack continues to hit those impacted, with new research finding that consumers will have to shell out a collective $4.1 billion to freeze their credit reports and prevent fraudsters from ...

While the initial shock of a tremendously personal data breach of Equifax has subsided, two Goizueta Business School professors have said the fallout could go on for years, or even a decade. In late ...

The $100 million class-action settlement stems from a 2022 coding error that allegedly sent inaccurate credit information to lenders.

Data security breaches compromise the integrity of digital infrastructure and sensitive information, often resulting in significant financial liabilities and operational disruptions for corporations ...