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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Equifax Taps Entersekt To Boost Mobile Security
Equifax Taps Entersekt To Boost Mobile Security
February 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Entersekt, the push-based authentication and mobile app security company, announced news on Thursday (Feb. 22) that it inked a technology partnership with global information solutions...

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Data Security Needs National Standards, Panelists Tell House Subcommittee
Data Security Needs National Standards, Panelists Tell House Subcommittee
February 15, 2018  |  Data

In the wake of breaches that have compromised the data of millions of Americans and companies as far-flung as Equifax and Uber, industry observers and...

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Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
February 13, 2018  |  Personnel

Equifax announced that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). At Equifax, he will lead work that is already...

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Senators Want Answers From CFPB On Equifax Probe
Senators Want Answers From CFPB On Equifax Probe
February 09, 2018  |  CFPB

A group of 31 Democrat and Independent U.S. senators are calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to provide information as to why the...

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Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
February 07, 2018  |  CFPB

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has questions for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its decision to pull back on the probe...

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Equifax Gives Lenders Access To SMB Data
Equifax Gives Lenders Access To SMB Data
February 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Soon after news emerged that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would be pulling back its investigation into Equifax Inc. and the data breach that...

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Consumer Advocates Cry Foul On CFPB’s Equifax Stance
Consumer Advocates Cry Foul On CFPB’s Equifax Stance
February 06, 2018  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump and his administration are facing complaints from consumer protection advocates, who are advocating for a reopening of the investigation into the Equifax...

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CFPB Hits Pause On Equifax Investigation
CFPB Hits Pause On Equifax Investigation
February 05, 2018  |  CFPB

Interim director Mick Mulvaney may not be able to completely shutdown the government agency he currently runs — but he is surely working overtime to...

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Malware Attack On National Stores Inc. Exposed Payment Data
Malware Attack On National Stores Inc. Exposed Payment Data
January 31, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

Following a malware attack that allowed “unauthorized parties” to access customer credit card information, off-price retailer National Stores is seeking to prevent fraudulent activity and...

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