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ATT and UnitedHealth, both multi-billion-dollar corporations, are so inattentive to data security that millions of Americans have been harmed by breaches
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The U.S. indicted four members of the Chinese military, accusing them of breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency.
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The office of California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta recently issued a consumer alert to help protect California service members, veterans and their family members from targeted common scams and fraud.
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Its not uncommon for companies and service providers to experience data breaches. Experts say there are steps you can take to protect your information if you were part of a breach.
Four Chinese military hackers have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting firm and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department announced Monday.
A hacking group claims to have stolen personal records of 2.9 billion people that include a name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and phone number.
More than 147 million people’s credit data were exposed during Equifax’s 2017 breach. Wednesday is the deadline to file a claim.
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people.
The credit bureau’s $700-million settlement resulting from its 2017 data breach is leaving many consumers confused.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed to eliminate medical bills from credit reports in an effort to address the burden of such debt on millions of Americans.