Cybersecurity
Equifax Agrees to Pay $700 Million to Settle U.S. Breach Probe
- Credit report firm also to spend $1 billion on data security
- FTC, CFPB and states in accord over breach affecting millions
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Equifax Inc. agreed to pay up to $700 million to resolve U.S. federal and state investigations into the 2017 hack that compromised some of the most sensitive information of more than 140 million people.
“Companies that profit from personal information have an extra responsibility to protect and secure that data,” FTC Chairman Joe Simons said in a statement. “Equifax failed to take basic steps that may have prevented the breach.“