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By giving the public greater control over their banking data, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal would deal a blow to data brokers.
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UK’s financial watchdog FCA imposes a £11 million (approximately $13.5 million) fine to Equifax over the 2017 data breach.
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Equifax released its security and privacy controls framework to provide a public blueprint to help organizations to build or enhance their own cybersecurity programs.
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Equifax announced the introduction of CloudControl, a dashboard that brings transparency and improved security to digital supply chains for organizations using Equifax products and solutions. Developed to provide customers with real-time insights into … Continue reading Equifax CloudControl boosts digital supply chain security for customers
Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Research suggests identity thieves were able to hijack the accounts simply by signing up for new accounts at Experian using the victim’s personal information and a different email address. Continue reading Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do
Equifax announced the appointment of Harald Schneider as Chief Data & Analytics Officer. In this role, Schneider will lead the company’s global Data & Analytics team and champion global data innovation, maximizing the benefits of Equifax … Continue reading Harald Schneider joins Equifax as Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Equifax and Interos announced a partnership to offer businesses comprehensive supplier risk assessments in a time where planning for risk and disruption is the default rather than the exception. Together, Equifax and Interos provide companies a 360-deg… Continue reading Equifax partners with Interos to help customers manage potential supply chain disruptions
Equifax announced the international expansion of its verification services, powered by the company’s multi-year investment in the Equifax Cloud. Verification Exchange, a secure, automated cloud-based service that streamlines the process of verify… Continue reading Equifax announces international expansion of its verification services
If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), those login credentials will cease to work later this year. The agency says that by the summer of 2022, the only way to log in to irs.gov will be through ID.me, an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identity documents, as well as a live video feed of their faces via a mobile device. Continue reading IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access
Federal officials cautioned Monday that, while the widespread Log4j vulnerability hasn’t led to any major known intrusions in the U.S., there could be a “lag” between when the flaw became known, and when attackers exploit it. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said that there were months between the discovery of the vulnerability that led to the 2017 Equifax breach, which exposed the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans, and word of the breach itself, invoking one of the most notable hacks in history. “We do expect Log4j to be used in intrusions well into the future,” Easterly said on a call with reporters. “There may be a lag between when this vulnerability is being used and when it is being actively deployed.” Apache Struts, an open-source tool, was at the center of the Equifax breach, and Apache’s Log4j is a ubiquitous open-source logging tool. Easterly said […]
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