Four members of China’s military have been indicted by the U.S. government on charges of hacking into the credit-reporting agency Equifax Inc. and plundering sensitive data on nearly 150 million Americans, the Justice Department said. A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned a nine-count indictment last week that accused members of China’s People’s Liberation Army… Continue reading Chinese Military Members Charged with Equifax Breach
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Equifax to Pay at Least $650 Million in Largest Data-Breach Settlement Ever
The credit bureau Equifax will pay at least $650 million and potentially significantly more to end an array of state, federal and consumer claims over a 2017 data breach that exposed the sensitive information of more than 148 million people. The breach was one of the most potentially damaging in an ever-growing list of digital… Continue reading Equifax to Pay at Least $650 Million in Largest Data-Breach Settlement Ever