It doesn’t matter if China hacked Equifax
Hop on the cybersecurity hayride from hell.
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Federal prosecutors indict four Chinese military officers over Equifax hack
The stolen data included personal details for almost half of all Americans.
Senators ask credit agencies why they don't report FBI data requests
It's not clear how private your financial data really is.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Security fails we’re kinda thankful for
An increasingly desperate search for silver linings.
FTC warns Equifax claimants will get 'nowhere near' $125 cash payout
It admits there isn't enough money to pay all claimants in cash.
Equifax settlement for data breach will only cost it $4 per person
There are concerns the penalty is just a drop in the bucket.
Equifax reportedly close to $700 million data breach settlement
According to the WSJ and NYT, a deal will be announced on Monday.
New York settles with Equifax and others over lax mobile app security
Five firms have agreed to institute security programs to protect user info.
House committee says Equifax data breach was 'entirely preventable'
Mismanagement, outdated tech and basic security steps were to blame.
An early test of the GDPR: taking on data brokers
Credit agencies and ad-tech companies also accused of personal data misuse.
Equifax faces £500,000 fine in the UK over massive data breach
UK authorities found the company's efforts in protecting their citizens' data lacking.
Equifax confirms data breach included driver's licenses and passports
The info included passports, driver's licenses and tax documents.
Senate set to approve bill that would make credit freezes free
The regulation was proposed in response to last year’s Equifax breach.
Equifax finds another 2.4 million people affected by its data breach
Their names and partial driver’s license information were stolen.
How security became more important than convenience
It's still the reverse for Equifax, though.
Equifax breach may have exposed more data than first thought
Tax and driver's license info may have been involved.
32 senators want to know if US regulators halted Equifax probe
They wrote a letter to the director following reports of stalling.
The only thing Equifax's new credit app locks is itself
The company seems to have difficulty with this whole 'software' thing.
Equifax committee says executive stock sales weren’t insider trading
It determined the executives didn’t know about the breach before dumping nearly $1.8 million worth of stock.
