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 ...

After the year Equifax has had, you’d think the Atlanta-based credit-reporting agency would have mastered its messaging by now, but a stunning admission offered recently by a top executive illustrates ...

IT REAL? CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE IS ON YOUR SIDE WITH THE ANSWER. IT STILL STANDS OUT AS THE LARGEST DATA BREACH OF ANY OF THE MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS. 2017 A MASSIVE BREACH OF EQUIFAX THAT ...

The Man From FCPA, like some 143 million others in the United States is now looking at his most sensitive personal and financial data being floating through the ethisphere of stolen data, after the ...

The former chairman and CEO of Equifax says the company was entrusted with personal information of 140 million Americans and "we let them down" as human error and ...

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

Data breaches can make you feel vulnerable because your personal details matter deeply to your financial wellbeing. When ...

Equifax agreed to pay up to $700 million to resolve U.S. federal and state investigations into the 2017 hack that compromised some of the most sensitive information of more than 140 million people.

NEW YORK -- 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.

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 12: Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) the ranking member of the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee ...

A breach like Equifax’s can leave you feeling exposed, especially when sensitive details may have been accessed without your permission. You might worry about someone opening accounts in your name or ...