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Equifax sued by the state of Indiana over 2017 breach

May 8, 2019

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Almost two years after suffering a massive hacker attack, Equifax is still picking up the pieces, paying penalties through its nose. The latest act of retribution comes from the U.S. state of Indiana, which has sued the credit bureau this week for its monumental blunder.

As most readers of this blog will recall, credit reporting agency Equifax in 2017 lost over 147 million customer records to hackers, exposing those affected to fraud and extortion schemes. The agency has been battered heavily over the incident, and continues to incur damage to this day.

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