Experian Conducting Investigation After Possible Data Leak
February 08 2021 - 1:51AM
Dow Jones News
By Joe Hoppe
Experian PLC said Monday that it is conducting an investigation
into data illegally being sold on the internet, which may have been
sourced from its subsidiary, Serasa S.A.
The FTSE 100 credit-reporting agency said that the data offered
for sale includes photographs, social security information, vehicle
registrations and social-media login details, which Serasa--a
Brazilian credit research firm--doesn't collect or hold. The data
may have been sourced from Serasa's non-sensitive marketing data,
Experian said.
There is no evidence that positive or negative credit data has
been illegally obtained and in spite of exhaustive investigations
there is no evidence that Experian's technology systems have been
compromised, the company said.
Experian, which was responding to press speculation, said that
protection of data was its priority and that it will provide
further updates as appropriate.
Write to Joe Hoppe at joseph.hoppe@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 08, 2021 02:36 ET (07:36 GMT)
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