“It then hired a cybersecurity firm...”
Probably a good idea to hire these firms BEFORE the leaks...and yes, I wouldn’t mind jailing execs who don’t take the security of their customers seriously.
I initially read it as “Customers”, but the article says “consumers”. I was ready to raise hell about that - I’m NOT a “customer” of Equifax. I’m the product. Their customers are banks, mortgage companies, credit card issuers, etc. Equifax keeps all that highly sensitive information for the benefit of themselves and their real “customers”. Not for our benefit (unless you need a loan). And I don’t.