New York governor wants credit-reporting firms to follow cyber rules


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017

Credit reporting company Equifax Inc. corporate offices are pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Tami Chappell

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that he wants credit-reporting firms to comply with the state's cybersecurity regulations, the latest government official to crack down on the industry in the wake of the massive Equifax hack. 

Also on Monday, Bloomberg News reported that federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into stock sales by three Equifax Inc executives before the company disclosed the massive data breach, news that has weighed heavily on the stock price. 

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