2 House Committees Ask Equifax for More Details About Data Breach

Equifax is being asked to provide more details on its data breach affecting 145 million people, in a letter sent Monday by leaders of the House Science and Oversight committees. The committees requested the names of executive staff employed between March 1 and Sept. 30; communications between Equifax and government agencies; security notifications from the Department of Homeland Security; documents identifying prior breaches on Equifax networks starting in June 2014; and March 8-Sept. 30 communications between former Chief Security Officer Susan Maudlin and those handling security updates.