Equifax says code on its website 'was serving malicious content'
by Jim Puzzanghera and Lauren Raab, Los Angeles Times
Oct 12, 2017
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Equifax Inc. took part of its website offline Thursday after code on the site redirected users to a malicious URL urging them to download malware.
Also Thursday, a top Republican congressman introduced a bill that would stop credit reporting companies such as Equifax from using Social Security numbers to verify Americans' identities.
The moves come a month after Equifax revealed that a data breach exposed the Social Security numbers and birthdates of as many as 145.5
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