Equifax Facing Massachusetts Suit After Massive Data Breach

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said she will sue Equifax Inc. over the company’s massive data breach, which affected nearly 3 million of her state’s residents.

The lawsuit will allege that Equifax failed to maintain appropriate safeguards to protect consumer data in violation of the state’s laws and regulations for consumer protection and data privacy, Healey said Tuesday in a statement.

“This may be the most brazen failure to protect consumer data we have ever seen,”she said. “My office is acting as quickly as possible to hold Equifax accountable for the risks that millions of consumers now face.”

Ines Gutzmer, ...