WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: Newly redesigned $100 notes lay in stacks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The one hundred dollar bills will be released this fall and has new security features, such as a duplicating portrait of Benjamin Franklin and microprinting added to make the bill more difficult to counterfeit. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesOne of America’s three largest credit bureaus, Equifax, will pay about $700 million.
A 2017 data breach that exposed sensitive information on more than 147 million consumers is being resolved. The settlement compensates victims who not only lost money, but those that suffered the hassles of credit-card customer service lines.
Equifax agreed to provide up to 10 years of free credit monitoring services to all victims of the breach in the U.S., Information for consumers will be posted at equifaxbreachsettlement.com, a website set up by the group that will handle claims.
