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Aug 17 2022 12:35PM

Data breach pump-and-dump alleged.

US SEC charges three with insider trading tied to Equifax hack

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it had charged three individuals for illegally tipping and trading in the securities of Equifax Inc before the company announced it had experienced a massive data breach. Equifax, a provider of consumer credit scores, revealed in ...

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