Politics Oct 06 Lawmakers are angry over Equifax’s massive data breach. Where do we go from here? By Joshua Barajas
Politics Oct 04 WATCH: Lawmakers grill former Equifax CEO over company’s $7.5 million IRS contract 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. By Joshua Barajas
Nation Oct 03 How the Equifax hack happened, according to its CEO In a prepared testimony ahead of his appearance before a congressional panel, former Equifax CEO Richard Smith said he was "deeply sorry" about last month's data breach. But how exactly did that happen? Smith offers his own version of events. By Erica R. Hendry
Politics Oct 03 WATCH: Former Equifax CEO says sale of company stock was unrelated to massive data breach Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith's first hearing on Capitol Hill will be before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Watch the hearing here. By Joshua Barajas
Nation Oct 02 2.5 million more Americans may be affected by Equifax hack, company says The update comes as Equifax's former CEO, Richard Smith, who announced his retirement last month, will testify in front of Congress starting Tuesday. By Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Sep 26 Equifax CEO retires after massive breach of consumer data By Joshua Barajas The chief executive of Equifax is out after a massive data breach compromised the personal information of 143 million Americans. Continue reading