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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Cybersecurity Stocks Still Benefit From Equifax Scandal
Cybersecurity Stocks Still Benefit From Equifax Scandal
July 04, 2018  |  Investments

Following the massive data breach at Equifax last year, the cybersecurity sector has flourished – and so have some of the investments that track the...

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As GDPR Entrenches, Some Regulators Seek Exemptions
As GDPR Entrenches, Some Regulators Seek Exemptions
July 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Just a few weeks in, the data privacy law that has just taken root in the European Union already has some regulators seeking exemptions around...

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SEC: Ex-Equifax Manager Guilty Of Insider Trading
SEC: Ex-Equifax Manager Guilty Of Insider Trading
June 29, 2018  |  Legal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has charged a former Equifax manager with engaging in insider trading before the company announced its massive data breach...

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Exactis Data Breach Sparks Class Action Lawsuit
Exactis Data Breach Sparks Class Action Lawsuit
June 29, 2018  |  Legal

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than...

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Equifax Agrees To Regulators’ Demand For Stronger Security Practices
Equifax Agrees To Regulators’ Demand For Stronger Security Practices
June 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax has made a deal to tighten up its security after a massive data breach that compromised the sensitive data of more than 145 million...

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Some Equifax Victims Have Already Received Compensation
Some Equifax Victims Have Already Received Compensation
June 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Among the more than 145 million U.S. consumers whose financial information was exposed in the Equifax hack, some have been able to collect compensation from...

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Five at Five: Microsoft Takes on Amazon
Five at Five: Microsoft Takes on Amazon
June 14, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today we have stories about Microsoft moving into Amazon territory,...

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Equifax Taps IBM Executive As Chief Technology Officer
Equifax Taps IBM Executive As Chief Technology Officer
June 14, 2018  |  Data

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company announced Thursday (June 14) that it named Bryson Koehler as Chief Technology Officer. In a press release, Equifax said...

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Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
May 31, 2018  |  Regulation

Two hundred years ago, the world was introduced to Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Mary Shelley’s book “Frankenstein” was published in January 1818 and told the story...

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