But now there’s some more details about the data breach. Buzzfeed reporter Jane Lytvynenko came across some interesting details in the lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia.
Equifax has extended its offer of free credit freezes through June 30. Equifax made freezes free late last year in the wake of a data breach that compromised personal data on about 145 million U.S. consumers.
Rego Barros, interim CEO of Equifax apologized to consumers in a Wall Street Journal article about the recent Equifax data breach. He also apologized for ensuing problems with insufficient support for consumers such as a non properly functioning website a call center that couldn’t manage the volume of calls received. In the apology he proceeded to also…
A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against Equifax Inc. late Thursday evening, right after the company reported that an unprecedented hack had compromised the private information of about 143 million people. In the complaint filed in Portland, Ore., federal court, users alleged Equifax was negligent in failing to protect consumer data, choosing to save money…