Equifax Lobbied For Easier Regulation Before Data Breach

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By msmashSep 12, 2017, 4:00 pm779 ptsInterestingTop
WSJ reports: Equifax was lobbying lawmakers and federal agencies to ease up on regulation of credit-reporting companies in the months before its massive data breach. Equifax spent at least $500,000 on lobbying Congress and federal regulators in the first half of 2017, according to its congressional…

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