House Commerce Democrats Demand Equifax CEO Answer Questions About Data Breach

All Democratic members on the House Commerce Committee want Equifax CEO Richard Smith to provide answers to a series of questions about what the company is doing to make the 143 million Americans whose personal data was breached (see 1709110035) "whole" again, how the theft occurred and what the company is doing to prevent future security problems, the members said in a Tuesday news release and letter. “Your company profits from collecting highly sensitive personal information from American consumers -- it should take seriously its responsibility to keep data safe and to inform consumers when its protections fail,” said the letter, which also questioned the time it took for Equifax to notify consumers about the breach. The Democrats said a hearing is expected for either later this month or October. The company didn't immediately comment.