Equifax Inc. agreed to pay $18.2 million and change security protections to end claims it failed to prevent a 2017 data breach that affected 3 million Massachusetts residents, state Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
The settlement ends claims tied to one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history and adds to other state attorney general settlements, including a $19.5 million pact with Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill (R).
Equifax had a “duty to protect” the private information of Massachusetts residents and failed, Healey (D) told reporters. “Protect people’s data or you’ll pay.”
In addition to the financial pay-out, Equifax ...
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