Equifax Breach

Thousands Of Customers Using Flawed Software That Led To Equifax Breach
Thousands Of Customers Using Flawed Software That Led To Equifax Breach
May 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Despite the Equifax breach that exposed the personal data of more than 145 million Americans, Fortune is reporting that thousands of companies have the same...

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Equifax Clears Q4 Earnings Bar Despite More Bad News
Equifax Clears Q4 Earnings Bar Despite More Bad News
March 02, 2018  |  Earnings

Equifax released earnings late Thursday, the same day that it said 2.4 million more individuals in the US fell victim to the infamous 2017 hack. ...

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Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
February 13, 2018  |  Personnel

Equifax announced that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). At Equifax, he will lead work that is already...

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Equifax Bought An Identity Protection Service Just Before Disclosing The Breach
Equifax Bought An Identity Protection Service Just Before Disclosing The Breach
September 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Already facing so many questions about a breach that sent much of the U.S. adult population’s personal information into the hands of hackers worldwide, Equifax...

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Jumio CEO: Outfoxing The Cyberfraudsters In Real Time
Jumio CEO: Outfoxing The Cyberfraudsters In Real Time
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Jumio CEO Stephen Stuut says innovation is key, and must always evolve, when it comes to taking on the bad guys in cyberspace – the...

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FTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
FTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
September 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the data breach at Equifax that impacted 143 million consumers. According to a news report in...

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Visa And Mastercard Warn Of 200K Vulnerable Credit Cards From Equifax Leak
Visa And Mastercard Warn Of 200K Vulnerable Credit Cards From Equifax Leak
September 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Visa and Mastercard are warning financial institutions across the country that more than 200,000 credit cards were compromised during the Equifax hack. KrebsOnSecurity broke the...

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Synthetic Identity Theft On The Rise
Synthetic Identity Theft On The Rise
September 14, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A new type of credit card fraud is emerging, dubbed “synthetic identity theft.” In instances of synthetic identity theft, cybercriminals create new identities to credit...

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Senators Demand FTC Investigation Of Equifax Leak
Senators Demand FTC Investigation Of Equifax Leak
September 13, 2017  |  Legal

U.S. senators are calling for a federal investigation into the sale of nearly $2 million in shares of Equifax by company executives after its massive data...

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