The credit bureau’s devastating data breach disclosed last September left 148 million U.S. consumers in Canada and the U.K. and Canada. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has initiated legal proceedings in federal court. It alleges the credit bureau deceived vulnerable consumers by misrepresenting its products and charging for services that under the law should have been free. Equifax said it is carefully reviewing the accusation and is making changes to improve that, a spokesman says. The company allegedly sold a credit report service for a one-off fee, the ACCC says.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/australia-sues-equifax-alleges-false-claims-to-consumers-a-10722