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Is the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Email Legit?

Such emails claimed to offer a free membership in Experian IdentityWorks for four years.

Can Eligible People Get Money From the Equifax Breach Settlement?

We know this much: The compensation settlement is the real deal.

Equifax to Pay up to $700M in Data Breach Settlement

The settlement would provide up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a $100...

Equifax Awarded $7.2 Million IRS Contract Despite Security Breach

Internal Revenue Service officials said temporarily re-upping an existing identity verification contract with Equifax was...

Does Equifax’s Credit Monitoring Service Bar Users From Joining a Class-Action Suit Against Them?

After a massive data breach, the terms of service for an Equifax product spawned allegations...

Equifax CEO Retires in the Wake of Damaging Data Breach

Credit reporting agency Equifax ousted CEO Richard Smith after a damaging data breach that exposed...

Equifax Breach Exposes 143 Million People to Identity Theft

The credit tracking company says "criminals" accessed files between May and June 2017.