Increasing Data Security for Arkansans; Hill's Action on Equifax Breach

Statement

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after working with colleagues to investigate the recent data breach at Equifax:

"My family has had our private, personally identifiable information illegally accessed from both government and private company databases due to fundamental data security failures. Over the past few months, my colleagues and I have been working in the House Financial Services Committee to find the underlying cause of the recent Equifax breach and to learn from it to change key policy and safeguards. Equifax announced the social security numbers and other highly sensitive information of 143 million U.S. consumers -- including 1.2 million or 40 percent of Arkansans.

"Equifax officials had much to answer in our recent Financial Services Committee hearings, and we continue to hold them accountable for this lapse in cybersecurity. When millions of Americans have their personal, sensitive information stolen, it's Congress' job to act and ensure that safeguards are in place to prevent this kind of breach from ever happening again."

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