In the wake of Equifax’s announced $700 million settlement with the U.S. government over a 2017 customer data breach, you may be considering signing up for the free credit monitoring and ID theft ...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (9051514d) A view of a sign for the company Equifax on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New ...

On July 29, 2017, Equifax discovered that criminals exploited its website applications. Equifax is one of three national credit monitoring companies. According to Equifax, the breach occurred from mid ...

Like millions of Americans -- 143 million to be precise -- I'm still hacked off about the breach of Equifax credit files. The company's cybersecurity and response was appalling and several Equifax ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — On Monday, Equifax settled with the ...

In the United States, there are three major consumer credit reporting agencies, also known as credit bureaus. Two of the largest are Experian and Equifax. The third nationwide credit bureau is ...