Key Points ・The CFPB ordered Equifax to pay $15 million for mishandling consumer disputes and re-inserting previously deleted ...
2017 saw Equifax lose the personal ... giant T-Mobile announced the terms of a settlement for a consolidated class action lawsuit following a data breach that occurred in early 2021, impacting ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Data breaches are like digital pickpockets, striking when you least ...
An Equifax data breach in 2017 also compromised the personal information of 147 million consumers, for which the company ultimately agreed to settle for $700 million. Consumers should check their ...