{"id":54109,"date":"2023-10-13T13:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/35118\/UK-Watchdog-Fines-Equifax-13.4-Million-For-Role-In-Cyber-Breach.html"},"modified":"2023-10-13T13:26:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:26:21","slug":"uk-watchdog-fines-equifax-13-4-million-for-role-in-cyber-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/uk-watchdog-fines-equifax-13-4-million-for-role-in-cyber-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Watchdog Fines Equifax $13.4 Million For Role In Cyber Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/kGNZpL0nj3DZWy219OLLWGw8rA0=\/1200x628\/smart\/filters:quality(80)\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/VSTZFKLHNZJJBKV3TIXYDBYYXU.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"primary-gallery\" readability=\"28.957627118644\">\n<div class=\"primary-gallery__detail__yLb14 primary-gallery__with-caption-padding__2MIl5\" readability=\"10.372881355932\">\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__ultra_small__37j9j body__base__22dCE body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl primary-gallery__caption__1UdH8\"><b data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__inherit-size__1DZJi body__base__22dCE body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl primary-gallery__pagination__1O2FW\">[1\/2]<\/b><span>Credit reporting company Equifax Inc. corporate offices are pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 8, 2017. 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