OLYMPIA, Wash. — Credit reporting agency Equifax is looking at paying up to $600 million after a 2017 data breach affected nearly 150 million people nationwide.
Washington is set to get about $3.7 million.
Affected consumers can soon file claims and receive restitution.
The Attorney General’s office also says they will get 10 to 18 years of free credit monitoring and all consumers can get three free credit reports every year for at least five years.
Equifax will pay more than half a billion dollars over its 2017 data breach, including up to $425 million to affected consumers. Learn more: https://t.co/ebRYrHaUbz
— Attorney General Bob Ferguson (@AGOWA) July 22, 2019