Massachusetts Sept. 19 sued Equifax Inc. in the first state enforcement action over the credit reporting agency’s massive data breach of 143 million consumer records (Massachusetts v Equifax, Inc., Mass. Super. Ct., complaint filed 9/19/17).
The suit comes less than two weeks after Equifax made the breach public. Equifax is facing inquiries from federal lawmakers, federal agencies, state attorneys general, state regulators, and affected consumers. Moreover, 34 state attorneys general have joined a letter seeking answers from Equifax regarding the breach.
According to the complaint, filed in Massachusetts Superior Court, Equifax violated state privacy laws because it didn’t ...
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