A year ago this week, the credit bureau Equifax saw signs of a problem on its network. A really big problem. Hackers had entered the company’s systems, stealing the personal and financial data ...

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Equifax CEO Richard F. Smith apologized Tuesday in a USA TODAY op-ed and said the company initially "thought the intrusion was limited" after discovering it on July 29.

Equifax's disclosure of the cyberattack accelerated the business crisis that had begun weeks earlier when the company first detected the breach. After closing at $142.72 on September 7, ...

"Equifax will not be defined by this incident, but rather by how we respond," Equifax CEO Rick Smith said in a video statement published on Thursday. So far, that response has been lacking.

The former chief executive of Equifax Inc. plans to apologize for the credit reporting company’s massive data breach when he testifies Tuesday before a congressional committee.

People whose data was compromised by the 2017 Equifax breach and are seeking compensation must take an additional step to have a shot at getting their $125 cash payout. Equifax (EFX) on Sunday ...

Equifax waited weeks before alerting 143 million of its customers that a data breach exposed sensitive personal information like social security numbers. But U.S. companies are required by law to ...

— Equifax waited six weeks to disclose the breach. The firm says it discovered the breach, which it reports began in mid-May, on July 29.

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