weightmans – Financial Conduct Authority’s £11 million data breach fine

If you have a data breach, how you handle it matters. It matters to customers and regulators

The FCA’s fine was issued to Equifax’s UK arm, Equifax Limited. The breach which led to this fine occurred at Equifax Inc, its US parent company. A hack at the US company led to UK consumer data being accessed. It is reported that the data included identifiers, contact information, login details and partially exposed credit card details.