Lawmakers grill former Equifax chairman over data breach
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October 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday grilled Equifax's former chief executive over the massive data hack of the personal information of 145 million Americans, calling the company's response inadequate as consumers struggle to deal with the breach.
Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith apologized for the compromise of such information as names, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Smith was the lone witness at the first of several Capitol Hill hearings this week. No current Equifax official testified.
"The criminal hack happened on my watch, and as CEO, I am ul...
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