Equifax Data Breach
Introduction In 2017 it was disclosed that Equifax, one of the leading consumer credit reporting companies operating in the U.S, had suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million individuals. Social security numbers, Names, phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, and driver’s license numbers were among the information exposed in the security breach. In addition, the credit card data of about 209,000 customers were stolen. Which element of this case […]