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
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 01 2018, @06:07AM (1 child)
while they're at it, hopefully they can require equifax and others to build a stable and usable workflow for freezing and unfreezing credit -- as it is now for me, in my opinion, I froze my credit and their websites/phone-systems threw away the key - i now need to save up or borrow from myself (401k) next time I need a car (hopefully another 10 years from now as long as some numbskull does squish my current machine)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 01 2018, @06:10AM
*does not