Judge says Massachusetts can sue Equifax over breach
Source: The Hill
A Massachusetts judge has cleared the way for the state to sue Equifax over the massive data breach that the credit reporting firm disclosed last year.
Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Salinger denied a motion by Equifax to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Reuters reports.
Healey, a Democrat, sued Equifax last September after the company revealed a data breach impacting more than 140 million U.S. consumers.
She alleged that the credit reporting firm ignored clear cybersecurity vulnerabilities for months and failed to safeguard personal information on nearly 3 million Massachusetts residents. She also accused the firm of waiting too long to disclose the breach.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/381675-judge-says-massachusetts-can-sue-equifax-over-breach
Now I hope in other states will have the opportunity to hold this "credit agency" accountable