The Heartland Credit Union Association, which represents Kansas and Missouri credit unions, has announced it will join the long list of industry members that are suing Equifax over its massive data breach last year.
According to a press release from the association, the Equifax breach compromised private information for 1.1 million consumers in Kansas and 2.5 million consumers in Missouri. About 1.5 million people in Missouri and 664,000 people in Kansas belong to credit unions, according to the association.
"We're fighting data breaches and cyberattack issues on multiple fronts, and this lawsuit is part of a larger effort to help protect private consumer information," Heartland Credit Union Association President/CEO Brad Douglas said. "We need stricter regulation to ensure changes to data security, so we're taking action and helping lead this charge."
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