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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Jumio CEO On Finding The Anchor Point For Digital IDV
Jumio CEO On Finding The Anchor Point For Digital IDV
September 18, 2017  |  News

What to do in the wake of the Equifax data breach: Run? Hide? Freeze credit? That’s just on the consumer side, and none of them are delightful...

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Transitions Edition: Venmo, Equifax and Nordstrom
Transitions Edition: Venmo, Equifax and Nordstrom
September 18, 2017  |  Data Dive

  Baseball season is winding down as the playoffs loom (Go Red Sox), football season is warming up (Go Pats) and the transition to fall...

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Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
September 15, 2017  |  CFPB

After the Equifax data breach that exposed the personal information of around 143 million consumers, Democrats have introduced a bill to give consumers the ability...

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Equifax Hack May Hinder Ant Financial’s Chances Of Buying MoneyGram
Equifax Hack May Hinder Ant Financial’s Chances Of Buying MoneyGram
September 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As a multi-agency advisory panel in the Trump Administration comes to the end of its review of Ant Financial’s acquisition of MoneyGram, the possibility of...

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

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...

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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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Today In Data: Equifax’s Data Breach
Today In Data: Equifax’s Data Breach
September 13, 2017  |  Today In Data

Last week, Equifax disclosed a data breach that could impact 143 million consumers. Based on the company’s investigation, the unauthorized fraudulent access occurred from mid-May...

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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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