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After Massive Data Breach, Equifax Directed Customers To Fake Site

6:40pm September 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The credit reporting agency set up a website to help people determine whether they had been affected by a cyberattack. But on Twitter, Equifax repeatedly pointed people to a phishing site.

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After Massive Data Breach, Equifax Directed Customers To Fake Site

5:13pm September 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The credit reporting agency Equifax set up a website to help people determine if they had been affected by a cyberattack. But then, they repeatedly pointed people to a phishing site on Twitter.

Equifax spent over $1 million last year on lobbying efforts, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Equifax Breach Puts Credit Bureaus' Oversight In Question

12:26pm September 21, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The day that Equifax said millions of Americans' personal information had been exposed, lawmakers were considering legislation the industry favored. Now, some are calling for tougher regulation.

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Equifax was hit with a cyberattack before the one revealed earlier this month, and the hackers seem to have had many months of access to consumers' information.

Equifax Confirms Another 'Security Incident'

9:46pm September 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Equifax is already struggling to retain public trust after it waited at least a month to disclose a cyberattack that potentially impacted the personal information of millions of people.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who plans to sue Equifax, called the breach "the most brazen failure to protect consumer data we have ever seen."

After Equifax Hack, Consumers Are On Their Own. Here Are 6 Tips To Protect Your Data

8:47pm September 14, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The credit-rating company last week said it was hacked, leaving 143 million consumers' personal information exposed. Equifax now faces lawsuits and investigations. Read tips on safeguarding your data.

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Equifax's stock price went sliding by double digits on Friday as millions of Americans struggled to get answers from the company about whether they were affected and what to do next.

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3 Equifax Executives Sold Stock Days After Hack That Wasn't Disclosed For A Month

5:39pm September 08, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Equifax says that at the time, the executives, who sold nearly $2 million in stock, didn't know of the breach, which exposed personal data of 143 million Americans. Consumers struggle to get answers.

Equifax announced Thursday that its systems were hacked in May, exposing 143 million consumers' personal information.

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Hackers Accessed The Personal Data Of 143 Million People, Equifax Says

8:22pm September 07, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The international credit reporting agency says a cybersecurity breach exposed Americans' personal information — including Social Security numbers and addresses — for a span of about two months.