Equifax Fined $13.5 Million in the UK for Massive 2017 Data Breach

The FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) in the UK has imposed a fine of £11,164,400 ($13.5M) on Equifax for failure to secure the data of consumers in the country. Equifax is a multinational (24 countries) consumer credit reporting agency, one of the largest in the world, which aggregates credit and demographic information on over 800 million …

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