Equifax replaces security and information heads after massive, badly handled data breach
San Francisco — Equifax has replaced two senior executives entrusted with watching over its computers, after the credit reporting agency revealed it suffered a major hack that led to one of the worst-ever breaches of personal data. The Equifax chief information officer and head of security will retire, effective immediately, the firm said Friday, as part of an "ongoing review of the cybersecurity incident" that resulted in the theft of personal data from 143-million US customers. Hundreds of thousands of British customers and an unspecified number in Canada may also have been affected by the hack at Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus that collect consumer financial data. The breach is considered particularly serious because the type of data collected — names, social security numbers, addresses, credit card numbers, and other financial details — could be used by criminals to steal people’s identities for financial gain. An internal investigation of the hack continues and ...
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