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Senator Warren introduces Equifax bill; launches industry probe

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Dissent

Chris Sanders reports: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday she has begun an investigation into Equifax’s (EFX.N) massive data breach and, along with 11 other Democratic senators, will introduce a bill to give consumers the ability to freeze their credit for free. Warren, who has built a reputation as a champion of consumers and…

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The FTC is officially investigating the Equifax breach

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Dissent

Kate Roddy reports: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday it has launched an investigation into Equifax’s massive data breach, where hackers gained access to the personal information of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. In an email statement Thursday, FTC spokesman Peter Kaplan said “The FTC typically does not comment on ongoing investigations. However,…

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Ca: Cambridge woman launches $550-million class-action lawsuit against Equifax Canada following privacy breach

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Dissent

Jenny Yuen reports: A Cambridge woman is launching a $550-million class-action lawsuit against Equifax Canada after a massive cybersecurity breach may have compromised sensitive identity information of countless Canadians. Read more on Toronto Sun.

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Notice of Canoe.ca data breach affecting 1 million site users

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Dissent

The free news and entertainment portal Canoe.ca, operated by MediaQMI Inc. and owned by Sun Media Corp. prior to 2015, wishes to inform users that some of its databases containing records from the period of 1996 to 2008 have been breached. Immediately after learning of the incident, on September 2nd, Canoe.ca launched a thorough investigation…

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Equifax data breach aftermath: lawsuits and criticism mount, stock prices plummet (Updates)

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Dissent

I can’t say I’m surprised given the size of the breach, but it’s still worth reporting that: More than 30 lawsuits have been filed in the United States against Equifax after the credit reporting company said thieves may have stolen personal information for 143 million Americans in one of the largest hackings ever. At least…

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Translate.com Exposes Highly Sensitive Information in Massive Privacy Breach: NRK (Updated)

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Dissent

Update: On September 11, DataBreaches.net received a response from Translate.com, which appears at the bottom of this post. Florian Faes writes: How would you feel if your letter of resignation were posted online? Or sensitive parts of your employment contract? Or details of that M&A deal you have been working on with an investment bank?…

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