Equifax Inc., a massive credit-reporting company, was hit with a cyberattack that left almost half…
Equifax breach to be far worse than originally thought for Canadians, 19,000 people affected
In what was originally reported as 8,000 Canadians who had been affected by the massive Equifax data breach back in September is now understood to be far more and far worse. The 8,000 Canadians affected in the original hack had their personal information compromised...
Equifax award $7.2 million contract after massive data hack
After recently admitting to having the sensitive information of 143 million people stolen from it’s data centre, Equifax was awarded a new $7.2 million contract on behalf of the Internal Revenue Agency. Announced Oct, 3, to the ire of U.S senators, the...
Canada’s privacy commissioner investigating Equifax data breach as two execs leave company
Canada’s privacy watchdog launched an investigation into the Equifax data breach after hearing from dozens of Canadians who have yet to learn if their personal information has been hacked. “The investigation is a priority for our office given the...
10K CAA customers could be affected by Equifax hack
The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says that 10,000 of its members may have had their data compromised by the massive Equifax cybersecurity breach. The association announced Thursday that Equifax was its partner on their identity protection program, which began...