House Committee Chairs Seek Briefing, Documents, They Write Equifax CEO After Data Breach
Equifax CEO Richard Smith received a letter from House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., requesting documents and a briefing related to the company's data breach affecting…
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up to 143 million Americans. The lawmakers noted it took six weeks for the company to notify consumers (see 1709140014). They asked for by Sept. 28 the briefing and information on "the standards used to secure this data," and "implications of this breach for the federal workforce and national security." Equifax didn't comment.