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Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
CFPB // February 07, 2018

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has questions for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its decision to pull back on the probe into last year’s Equifax hack that affected 143 million Americans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

San Francisco Sues Equifax
Security & Fraud // September 27, 2017

Adding this week to Equifax’s list of unhappy individual and groups to deal with — a list that already includes its banking partners, Congressional legislators and the 143 million or so people whose data has been compromised — is San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who...

Equifax CEO Vows To Make Changes, Protect Consumers In Wake Of Breach
Security & Fraud // September 14, 2017

Equifax Security chairman and chief executive officer Richard Smith recently penned an Oped in USA Today in which he vowed to provide protections to everyone who was impacted by a massive data breach that potentially affected 143 million customers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Pre-Data Breach, Equifax Suspected China Of Spying

September 13, 2018
Before it was the victim of a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 143 million customers, Equifax was worried that sensitive data had been stolen by Chinese spies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. […]

Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack

February 07, 2018
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has questions for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its decision to pull back on the probe into last year’s Equifax hack...

San Francisco Sues Equifax

September 27, 2017
Adding this week to Equifax’s list of unhappy individual and groups to deal with — a list that already includes its banking partners, Congressional legislators and the 143 million or...