Released: July 22, 2019
Equifax data breach settlement will cost at least $650 million
Source: Stacey Cowley, Los Angeles Times (Paid Registration)
The credit bureau Equifax will pay at least $650 million and potentially significantly more to end an array of state, federal and consumer claims over a data breach two years ago that exposed the sensitive information of more than 148 million people. The breach was one of the most potentially damaging in an ever-growing list of digital thefts.
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