Timeline: Equifax data breach Cybercriminals exposed millions more people's personal information in the Equifax hack than the company reported last September. On Thursday, Equifax (EFX) said the breach surfaced 2.4 million more Americans' names and drivers license numbers -- less data than was ...
On Friday it gave its most detailed timeline of the breach yet, saying it noticed suspicious network traffic on July 29 associated with its U.S. online dispute portal web application. Equifax said it believes the access occurred from May 13 through July 30. ...
The company has been under intense scrutiny since the hack was revealed on Sept. 7. A pair of influential US senators have sent a letter to Equifax CEO Rick Smithdemanding answers to detailed questionsabout the massive hack, including details such as the timeline for the security breach and wh...
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The recent hack of Equifax, in which the personal data of at least 143 million Americans was compromised, still doesn’t have a culprit despite the best efforts of security experts. But a timeline is starting to emerge: It begins when a researcher stumbled upon a security flaw in the Apache...