Equifax Inc said on Thursday it has taken one of its customer help web pages offline as its security team looks into reports of another potential cyber breach at the credit reporting company.
The move came after an independent security analyst on Wednesday found part of Equifax’s website was under the control of attackers trying to trick visitors into installing fraudulent Adobe Flash updates that could infect computers with malware, the technology news website Ars Technica reported.
‘We are aware of the situation identified on the equifax.com website in the credit report assistance link,’ Equifax spokesman Wyatt Jefferies said in an email.
Equifax Inc (file above) said on Thursday it has taken one of its customer help web pages offline as its security team looks into reports of another potential cyber breach at the credit reporting company
‘Our IT and security teams are looking into this matter, and out of an abundance of caution have temporarily taken this page offline.’
This latest incident comes after the company disclosed back in September a hack compromised the sensitive information of 145.5million people.
The Atlanta-based company, which has faced seething criticism from consumers, regulators and lawmakers over its handling of the earlier breach, said it would provide more information as it becomes available.
Equifax disclosed on September 7 that its systems had been breached between mid-May and late July.
This comes after the company disclosed back in September a hack compromised the sensitive information of 145.5million people forcing the company to part ways with its chief executive Richard Smith (above)
Earlier this week, the company said 15.2million client records in Britain were compromised in the massive cyber attack it.
The company said 14.5million of the records breached, which dated from 2011 to 2016, did not contain information that put British consumers at risk.
In the fallout, the company has parted ways with its chief executive, Richard Smith, chief information officer and chief security officer.
The breach has prompted investigations by multiple federal and state agencies, including a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice.
As a credit reporting agency, Equifax keeps vast amounts of consumer data for banks and other creditors to use to determine the chances of their customers’ defaulting.