Nation Feb 10 WATCH: U.S. charges 4 Chinese military members in Equifax breach The 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. By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Economy Jul 22 Equifax to pay up to $700 million in data breach settlement The settlement was made over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. By Associated Press
Making Sen$e Sep 21 Credit freezes can help prevent identity theft. Are they worth your time? Freezing your credit report is now free thanks to a new federal law. The service, which aims to prevent identity theft, previously cost upwards of $30 in some states. By Gretchen Frazee
Politics Nov 08 WATCH: Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on protecting consumers from data breaches The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday about ways to protect consumers from major data breaches. Watch live here. By Corinne Segal
Oct 13 IRS suspends $7.25 million Equifax contract after pressure from Congress By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The IRS said it suspended the contract as "a precautionary step" while the agency reviews the company's security systems. Continue reading
Oct 06 Lawmakers are angry over Equifax’s massive data breach. Where do we go from here? By Joshua Barajas We asked two cybersecurity experts about what we should take away from this week's hearings -- and what's next. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Former Equifax CEO testifies in fourth hearing over data breach By Joshua Barajas Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith will field questions over the Equifax hack from the House Financial Services Committee starting at 9:15 a.m. ET Thursday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Lawmakers grill former Equifax CEO over company’s $7.5 million IRS contract By Joshua Barajas But the biggest sore point for lawmakers appeared to be Equifax’s new $7.25 million contract with the Internal Revenue Service signed last month. Both sides of the aisle condemned the no-bid contract. Continue reading
Oct 03 Equifax, under fire for data breach, wins $7.25 million contract from IRS By Associated Press The no-bid contract, first reported by Politico, is for Equifax to provide the IRS with taxpayer and personal identity verification services… Continue reading