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US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data
The 2017 Equifax breach affected roughly 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names, Social Security numbers and other personal information stored in the company's databases.
Under pressure from Congress, IRS suspends Equifax contract
In a statement Friday, the IRS said it suspended the contract as “a precautionary step” while the agency reviews the company’s security systems.
Senators call on IRS to halt contract with Equifax
Seven members of the Senate Banking Committee are asking the Internal Revenue Service to rescind a $7.25 million contract with Equifax.
Scandal-plagued Equifax wins $7.25M contract from IRS
The company at the center of the biggest breach of personal information just signed a contract with the federal government to provide, well, personal information.
SEC under fire for being hacked despite warnings on security
The breach occurred despite repeated warnings in recent years about weaknesses in the agency’s cybersecurity controls.
By Marcy Gordon
Report: Government among most targeted for web application attacks
At 1,184 average attacks per day, government followed only the IT sector (1,346) as the most targeted industry for web application attacks.
By FifthDomain Staff