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News Articles: Equifax

This Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta.

4 Chinese Military Hackers Charged In Connection With 2017 Data Breach At Equifax

A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with hacking into the...

February 10, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Atlanta based Equifax has announced a $671 million settlement as a result of a data breach in 2017. Nearly 150 million Americans had their information exposed.

Atlanta Based Equifax Announces Nearly $700 Million Data Breach Settlement

Atlanta based Equifax announced a $671 million settlement Monday as a result of the 2017 data breach.

July 22, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

GPB Midday Headlines For Tuesday Dec. 11, 2018

Federal Government Report Slams Equifax For Data Breach Altanta Most Expensive City For Commuters House District 28 Seat Won By 2 Votes

December 11, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Cyber Security Atlanta provides cyber security experts, decision makers, hackers and technical specialists with the latest tech and knowledge in the field.

'People Are The Biggest Weakness Within Cyber Security': A Look At Recent Hacks

Election manipulation, the recent Atlanta cyber security breach and Facebook hacks all prove computers are vulnerable. Atlanta is one of the fastest...

October 18, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

GPB Midday Headlines For Thursday June 28, 2018

Equifax Inside Trader Indicted Georgia Teen Births At All-Time Low DEA Raids Gray, GA Medical Practice

June 28, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Noon News For Wednesday May 9, 2018

Secretary Of State's Office Investigating Atlanta Mayoral Runoff Full Extent Of Equifax Breach Revealed Georgia's Senators Back Trump's Iran Nuclear...

May 09, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Noon News For Wednesday March 14, 2018

Georgia Students Participate In Walk Out Equifax Exec Indicted Remains Of Missing Teen Found

March 14, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Thursday March 1, 2018

Equifax Data Breach Larger Than Last Reported Gwinnett County Officers Indicted For Traffic Stop Beating Caught On Camera Education Department Says $$$...

March 01, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

On Second Thought For Tuesday, February 13, 2018

It’s been about six months since Atlanta-based credit rating company Equifax admitted it had been hacked. More than 140 million people were exposed by...

February 13, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • and 3 more
This Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta.

Equifax Breach Worse Than Originally Reported

It’s been about six months since Atlanta-based credit rating company Equifax admitted it had been hacked. More than 140 million people were exposed by...

February 13, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Sean Powers

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Headlines For Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Today's headlines include: Atlanta's mayoral candidates discuss race and affordability in a GPB debate. Betsy DeVos visits GSU to discuss college costs...

November 29, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
The U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta has worked with the local FBI office to prosecute a number of cybercrime cases. They're currently investigating the breach at Atlanta-based Equifax, which exposed the personal information of 145 million Americans.

Cybercrimes Present Unique Challenges For Investigators

The federal investigators looking into the breach that exposed personal information maintained by the Equifax credit report company are used to dealing...

November 13, 2017
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By:
  • KATE BRUMBACK and
  • Associated Press

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, the former head of Atlanta-based Equifax apologized many times during a hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee about the...

October 04, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith testifies before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.

Former Equifax CEO Appears Before Congress

On Tuesday, the former head of Atlanta-based Equifax apologized many times during a hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee about the...

October 04, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Atlanta-based Equifax, one of the three main credit reporting companies, said this month that a major data breach exposed Social Security numbers and other important information of millions of people.

Lessons Learned From Equifax Breach

The fallout from the data breach at Atlanta-based Equifax is far and wide. At the end of July, the credit rating company learned it had been hacked,...

September 20, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Sean Powers
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