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Equifax must implement tougher cybersecurity measures following a massive data breach last year, according to an agreement with state regulators.
The consent order will require the credit-reporting agency to bolster its data security defenses, establish an internal audit program and issue a report to state regulators by the end of July.
[...] The hack, which Equifax disclosed in September, exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers for nearly 148 million Americans. Federal investigators have launched probes into the incident, and a bill recently signed by President Donald Trump includes a provision that requires credit-reporting firms to offer free credit freezes.
States order Equifax to bolster cybersecurity
Also at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 01 2018, @01:51AM
Sites big and small, important and unimportant, official and unofficial, all over the world, do stupid shitzls. Sites are hacked all the time. The compromises range from piddling nonsense, to major intelligence leaks, to huge financial losses. And, NO ONE has a real grip on things.
The states tell Equifax to run a tighter ship? It's meaningless, because those lawmakers and law enforcers can't even run a tight ship. Phhhhtttt. The states are just blowing hot air out of frustration.