Equifax

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Period: 08 Feb 2005 - 19 Feb 2025

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Australian competition watchdog takes action against Equifax

The ACCC has today instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against credit reporting body, Equifax Pty Ltd (formerly Veda Advantage Pty Ltd), alleging breaches of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Former Equifax CIO charged with insider trading

Former Equifax CIO charged with insider trading

A former Equifax executive has been charged by US authorities with insider trading, accused of selling off all of his stock in the credit rating agency last summer before it revealed it had suffered a massive data breach.

Equifax finds another 2.4m breach victims

Equifax finds another 2.4m breach victims

Equifax has identified another 2.4 million US victims of the massive data breach the credit referencing firm suffered last year.

Equifax licences Entersekt digital security kit

Entersekt, a leader in push-based authentication and mobile app security, today announced a technology partnership with global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX).

Equifax opens commercial credit data sharing utility

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, has launched a new solution to support the government Commercial Credit Data Sharing (CCDS) initiative seeking to stimulate competition and encourage new entrants in SME lending, thereby addressing the shortfall in access to finance.

Community bankers sue Equifax over massive data breach

Community bankers sue Equifax over massive data breach

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which represents 5700 institutions, has filed a lawsuit against Equifax for its recent breach of 145.5 million consumer records and 209,000 payment cards.

Credit reference agencies combine to help lenders prepare for GDPR

Callcredit, Equifax and Experian are launching an industry-wide Credit Reference Agency Information Notice (CRAIN) in readiness for the implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018.

Equifax profits dive on data breach costs

Equifax profits dive on data breach costs

Equifax has reported a 27% drop in profits in its third quarter results as the costs of recovering from a recently disclosed data breach begin to mount.

Equifax CEO quits after massive hack

Equifax CEO quits after massive hack

Equifax chief executive and chairman Richard Smith has retired in the wake of the data breach at the credit referencing firm that exposed the personal details of approximately 143 million US consumers.

Equifax hack: Visa and Mastercard flag 200k compromised credit cards

Equifax hack: Visa and Mastercard flag 200k compromised credit cards

The details of more than 200,000 Visa and Mastercard cards were stolen during the recent cyber-breach at credit referencing firm Equifax.

Huge Equifax breach hits 143 million consumers

Huge Equifax breach hits 143 million consumers

Credit referencing firm Equifax has reported a cyber-breach which spilled the personal details of approximately 143 million US consumers.

FIS and Equifax unveil OnlyID

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, and global information solutions company Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) have teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from financial fraud and identity theft.

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