Equifax's data breach triggers broad UK scrutiny
By Vesela Gladicheva ( October 13, 2017, 16:58 GMT | Insight) -- A data breach at credit-reporting agency Equifax has drawn scrutiny from four British regulators and government agencies this week after it emerged that 15.2 million UK records were compromised, affecting 700,000 people. Britain's data-protection watchdog has described the case as "complex and fast moving."A data breach at credit-reporting agency Equifax has drawn scrutiny from four British regulators and government agencies this week after it emerged that 700,000 UK individuals were affected....
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