FTC confirms it’s investigating Equifax breach, adding to chorus of official criticism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/09/14/the-ftc-confirms-its-investigating-the-equifax-breach-adding-to-a-chorus-of-official-criticism/
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it is investigating the massive data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax, adding America's top consumer watchdog to the chorus of federal lawmakers and regulators expressing alarm over the unauthorized access of data belonging to 143 million people.
The FTC's disclosure of an ongoing probe is highly unusual, underscoring the enormous stakes involved in the incident affecting what amounts to half the country.
FTC confirms it’s investigating Equifax breach, adding to chorus of official criticism
Sep 14, 2017, 2:37pm UTC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/09/14/the-ftc-confirms-its-investigating-the-equifax-breach-adding-to-a-chorus-of-official-criticism/
>The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it is investigating the massive data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax, adding America's top consumer watchdog to the chorus of federal lawmakers and regulators expressing alarm over the unauthorized access of data belonging to 143 million people.
>The FTC's disclosure of an ongoing probe is highly unusual, underscoring the enormous stakes involved in the incident affecting what amounts to half the country.