During the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oct. 2 hearing with recently retired Equifax CEO Richard Smith concerning the data breach that compromised millions of Americans’ credit information, multiple representatives tried to get answers about the causes of the breach and events that followed.
Smith was apologetic and said he decided to voluntarily testify before Congress, despite no longer being employed by the company, because the breach happened on his watch and, therefore, was his responsibility.
Find out what questions the representatives posed to Smith about the breach and what he had to say in response.