SEC settles with First American over massive data leak for nearly $500,000
The commission said First American's information security personnel spotted the vulnerability months earlier, but didn't fix it or notify company brass.
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SEC admits 2016 breach exposed personally identifiable information
The announcement reverses Chairman Jay Clayton's previous statements about whether the breach exposed anyone's personal information.
Amid data breach crisis, SEC head tells Congress he doesn’t know much
Sitting before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Clayton fielded questions about the SEC breach as well as the Equifax breach last month.