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.

Source: equifax.com

CFPB Action Against Equifax Imminent
CFPB Action Against Equifax Imminent
September 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the list of federal agencies expected to punish Equifax for the massive security breach that exposed the personal...

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Transitions Edition: Sofi, Chipotle And Equifax
Transitions Edition: Sofi, Chipotle And Equifax
September 25, 2017  |  Data Dive

Friday officially arrived last Friday – although that was likely a bit more noticeable if you spent your weekend west of the Rockies, where the average temperature was sub-60. Back...

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Summit Credit Union Sues Equifax
Summit Credit Union Sues Equifax
September 22, 2017  |  Legal

The hits just keep coming for Equifax: Summit Credit Union has filed a lawsuit against the credit reporting agency in response to the massive data...

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DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

It turns out even the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) computers aren’t super secure, even following a breach last year, according to a report in...

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Equifax CEO To Explain Leak To Congress
Equifax CEO To Explain Leak To Congress
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Members of Congress are getting ready to grill Equifax CEO Richard Smith, who is set to testify about his company’s massive data breach that impacted...

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Banks Pressure Equifax To Get Its Act Together
Banks Pressure Equifax To Get Its Act Together
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Financial services firms, it seems, are running out of patience with Equifax. According to reports in Reuters, the credit reporting bureau runs the risk of...

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Equifax Hit With Small Business Class Action Suit
Equifax Hit With Small Business Class Action Suit
September 22, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Equifax, which is enduring the fallback from the latest major cybersecurity breach to rock the U.S. market, now has to face up to small businesses...

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Jumio CEO: Outfoxing The Cyberfraudsters In Real Time
Jumio CEO: Outfoxing The Cyberfraudsters In Real Time
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Jumio CEO Stephen Stuut says innovation is key, and must always evolve, when it comes to taking on the bad guys in cyberspace – the...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
September 22, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

   Sizzle Authentication Technologies: Bound to get a bump, and a big one, sustainable for quite a while. With Equifax in the headlines, naturally, and...

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