Experian exposes credit scores through unprotected API

Credit reporting company Experian plc has suffered a new data breach with the credit scores of almost every person in the U.S. exposed through an unprotected application programming interface. Discovered by security researcher Bill Demirkapi, the breach involved a tool called the Experian Connect API that allows lenders to automate FICO-score queries. Demirkapi found while visiting […]

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