Feb 12, 2020 · In 2017, personally identifying data of hundreds of millions of people was stolen from credit reporting agency Equifax. Here's a timeline of what happened, how it happened, and the impact.

Between May and July 2017, American credit bureau Equifax was breached. Private records of 147.9 million Americans along with 15.2 million British citizens and about 19,000 Canadian citizens were …

Nov 4, 2024 · In September of 2017, Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. The company has agreed to a global settlement with the Federal …

Dec 8, 2024 · Learn about the 2017 Equifax data breach that exposed 147 million Americans. Discover attack methods, settlement details, and security lessons learned.

GAO was asked to report on the major breach that occurred at Equifax in 2017. This report (1) summarizes the events regarding the breach and the steps taken by Equifax to assess, respond to, …

Jun 21, 2025 · On May 13, 2017, the breach entered its most damaging phase when attackers began moving from the compromised server into other parts of Equifax’s network and commenced …

In 2017, one of the largest CRAs, Equifax Inc. (“Equifax”) announced that it had suffered a data breach that involved the PII of over 145 million Americans. The Subcommittee investigated the causes of …

Equifax, one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States, announced in September 2017 that its systems had been breached and the sensitive personal data of 148 million …

Sep 7, 2017 · Equifax said cyber-criminals accessed data such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses during the incident. Some UK and Canadian customers were also affected. The firm's …

Sep 29, 2017 · According to Equifax, cybercriminals exploited a vulnerability in one of its online applications between mid-May and July 2017, potentially revealing information for 143 million U.S. …