Equifax

Trump's CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney Shuts Down Equifax Investigation, Exposing Regulatory Capture

2018-02-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Trump-appointed Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney effectively shuts down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s investigation into the Equifax data breach that exposed 147 million Americans to identity theft. After former Director Richard Cordray authorized a full-scale investigation in …

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Equifax Data Breach Exposes 147 Million Americans Due to Unpatched Apache Struts Vulnerability

2017-05-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Hackers begin systematically exfiltrating personal data of 147.9 million Americans from Equifax systems through an unpatched Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638). The breach, which Equifax would not disclose until September 7, 2017, represents one of the largest cybercrimes related to …

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