Ireland asks Europe’s top court to rule on EU-U.S. data transfers
Equifax has revealed 2.5 million more Americans than previously thought may have had information compromised in a huge cyber security breach at the firm.The credit report giant said on Monday about 145.5 million of its US customers might have been affected, up from a previous estimate of 143 million.The update came a day before former boss Rochard Smith testifies in Congress about the attack.Mr Smith apologised ahead of the hearing for the firm’s failings.Critics say the company failed to take proper steps to guard information – such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses – and waited too long to inform the public.Equifax disclosed the attack last month, estimating that about 400,000 Britons and 100,000 Canadians may also have had data compromised.
Källa: Equifax raises the impact of US data breach – BBC News
