Equifax has published yet more detail on the data lost in its now-infamous 2017 data breach. 146.6 million names, 146.6 million dates of birth, 145.5 million social security numbers, 99 million address information and 209,000 payment cards (number and expiry date) breached, the company says, there were also 38,000 US drivers’ licenses and 3,200 passport details.
Source: co.uk
Almost 20 percent of Americans froze their credit file with one or more of the big three credit bureaus in the wake of last year’s data breach at Equifax, costing consumers an estimated $1.4 billion, according to a new study. The findings come as lawmakers in Congress are debating legislation that would make credit freezes free in every state.
Six months after the cyberattack shook Equifax and raised questions about suspicious trading by several executives there, the Department of Justice on Wednesday charged Ying with insider trading. Prosecutors say he searched on the internet for what might happen to Equifax stock when the news of the attack broke, then exercised all of his stock options. The move netted him more than $480,000.
The Equifax data breach affected around 148 million Americans. As the Washington Post reported, the affected people’s compromised information includes even partial driver’s license data. According to Bloomberg, this has made Equifax somewhat of a pariah in Washington.
Ironically, however, the Senate bill designed to punish the consumer credit reporting agency might actually reward it. A last-minute change, an amendment to the bill offered by its author Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, might help Equifax make millions of dollars in revenue.
Just when you thought the Equifax clustermuck couldn’t get any muckier, the credit broker found another 2.4 million Americans affected by its 2017 breach.
Source: sophos.com