Equifaxs UK Arm Fined Over Data Breach

pLIVE UPDATES CONCLUDEDppLast Updated ppcss9d8khpTimeTagdisplayinlineblockOct 13 2023 at 728 PM EDTpp1 month agoppByppMargot Patrickpp ReporterppEquifax which is based in Georgia was fined the equivalent of about 136 million by UK regulators Elijah NouvelageBloomberg NewsppEquifaxs EFX UK arm was fined around 136 million Friday for failing to protect the data of millions of British customers in a 2017 hack of the creditreporting companyppThe British arm outsourced customerdata processing to the US and then failed to manage or monitor data security the Financial Conduct Authority saidppHackers accessed sensitive details of about 148 million people in the US and 138 million in the UK The data breach one of the largest ever included names birth dates and creditcard detailsppEquifax IncppEFX US NYSEppWSJ MembershipppCustomer ServiceppTools FeaturesppAdsppMoreppDow Jones ProductsppWSJ MembershipppCustomer ServiceppTools FeaturesppAdsppMoreppCopyright 2023 Dow Jones Company Inc All Rights Reservedpp
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