Republican majority staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a report on the Equifax breach. Democrats slammed the report for being devoid of legislative proposals or oversight changes that would help to prevent these types of breaches. The report notes that the credit reporting agency failed to spot a breach that began on May 23, 2017, and lasted for 76 days. The breach compromised personal data for 148 million Americans, 56 percent of all American adults, representing nearly half of the total population. The company says it had scant time to review the findings prior to its release.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/equifax-breach-entirely-preventable-house-report-finds-a-11832