Equifax

Equifax Inc. is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion. Equifax collects and aggregates information on over 800 million individual consumers and more than 88 million businesses worldwide.

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Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
October 04, 2017  |  Safety and Security

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...

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Equifax Apology Tour: 2.5M More People Affected By Breach
Equifax Apology Tour: 2.5M More People Affected By Breach
October 03, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Ahead of Equifax’s former Chief Executive Richard Smith’s testimony to Congress, the embattled credit scoring company said an additional 2.5 million customers may have been...

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Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
October 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Since Sept. 7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident...

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Equifax Credit Freezes Worry Lenders
Equifax Credit Freezes Worry Lenders
October 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Equifax hack is worrying U.S. lenders, who fear their consumer loan and credit card businesses could be hurt if scores of people lock or...

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Was The Equifax Breach State-Sponsored?
Was The Equifax Breach State-Sponsored?
October 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax’s massive data breach, which potentially exposed the personal information of 143 million consumers and the credit card numbers of 209,000 U.S. consumers, has some...

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Hackers Prey On Consumer Worry Over Equifax Breach
Hackers Prey On Consumer Worry Over Equifax Breach
September 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax’s data breach, which may have impacted 143 million U.S. consumers, has resulted in digital thieves sending hundreds of thousands of phishing emails pretending to...

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Equifax Is Making Progress — According to New York’s AG Office
Equifax Is Making Progress — According to New York’s AG Office
September 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

According to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office, Equifax is fully cooperating with regulators as it is attempting to address the issues that led to...

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Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
September 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

That the Equifax breach will be a major watershed moment in the history of data security, impacting consumers nationwide for years to come, is not...

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Equifax Gets Slapped With Subpeona From New York Regulator
Equifax Gets Slapped With Subpeona From New York Regulator
September 28, 2017  |  Legal

Equifax is facing yet another legal woe from its massive data breach. This time, New York State’s financial services regulator has issued a subpoena to...

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