Credit score agency Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700m (£561m) as part of a settlement with a US regulator following a data breach in 2017.
The Federal Trade Commission had alleged the Atlanta-based firm failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network.
The records of at least 147 million people were exposed in the incident.
At least $300m will go towards paying for identity theft services and other related expenses run up by the victims.
This sum will expand to a maximum of $425m ... Read even more
