Equifax facing UK investigation over data breach
Financial Conduct Authority and ICO both taking a long, hard look at Equifax
Equifax is being investigated by authorities in the UK over its data breach last month that compromised the personal information of some 15.2 million British people. Both the Financial Conduct Authority...
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