Equifax Data Breach
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4 Chinese military members charged by U.S. in Equifax breachThe 2017 breach affected roughly 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names, Social Security numbers and other personal information stored in the company’s databases.WorldFeb 10, 2020
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Equifax to pay up to $700M to U.S. over 2017 data breachEquifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 150 million people.TechJul 22, 2019
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Equifax paying settlement of $650M to $700M after major data breach: reportsA hack of Equifax exposed the information of as many as 143 million Americans, and 8,000 Canadians.WorldJul 20, 2019
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‘It makes no sense’: Toronto woman with no debt calls out credit score swing, credit report errorsRobin Harvey was surprised to see a drop in her credit score, despite paying off a large credit card balance in full. She was even more surprised to find the same old errors in her credit report.MoneyMar 16, 2019
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Equifax didn’t do enough to protect Canadians in data breach, MPs sayMPs chastised an Equifax Canada executive Monday for not doing more to make amends to thousands of Canadians whose personal information was compromised by hackers.CanadaDec 4, 2017
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Equifax breach: total number of Canadians impacted by cyber attack passes 19,000Equifax issued a statement on Tuesday saying 11,670 of the affected credit cards are Canadian, bringing the total number of Canadians impacted by the hack to about 19,000.CanadaNov 29, 2017
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The Monopoly Man crashed the former Equifax CEO’s public hearingThe Monopoly Man, a.k.a. Rich Uncle Pennybags, crashed the hearing of former Equifax CEO Richard Smith on Wendesday.ConsumerOct 4, 2017
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Equifax data breach affected 8,000 Canadians — not 100,000, review findsMeanwhile, 2.5 million Americans have been added to the list of people affected by the cyberattack.CanadaOct 2, 2017
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Equifax CEO retires in wake of damaging cyberattackCredit reporting agency Equifax is ousting CEO Richard Smith in an effort to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive of its customers.WorldSep 26, 2017
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Equifax hack may have exposed 100,000 Canadians’ personal infoEquifax Inc. says approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised.ConsumerSep 19, 2017
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