Equifax chief Richard Smith steps down in wake of massive data breach
by Dominic Rushe from Technology | The Guardian on (#339B6)
- Smith, 57, becomes third senior executive to leave since breach was reported
- Mounting criticism followed leak that exposed personal details of 143m people
The chief executive of embattled credit agency Equifax announced his retirement on Tuesday, in the wake of a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 143 million people.
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