The Wall Street Journal | By: Christina Rexrode | September 08, 2017:
The credit-reporting company has come under attack for its handling of data-breach that exposed information of 143 million consumers.
Consumers, financial firms and regulators attempted to assess the damage the large hack at Equifax Inc. EFX -13.66% could cause even as the credit-reporting company came under criticism on multiple fronts for its handling of the cyberattack.
Consumers criticized the company’s attempts to help protect them from identity thieves, citing a confusing process and difficulty signing up for credit-monitoring services. In Washington, regulators said they are examining the company’s actions and two congressional committees said they would hold hearings examining the breach, which exposed personal financial information of potentially 143 million Americans.
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