Equifax Agrees to Pay Up to $700 Million to Resolve 2017 Breach
On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Equifax Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement agreement with the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 U.S. states and territories to resolve investigations into the colossal data breach the company suffered in 2017.
