FTC v. Equifax (2017 data breach) data breach case

US District Court, Northern District of Georgia · 1:19-cv-03297 · filed Jul 22, 2019 · Settled

Settlement over the 2017 Equifax breach that exposed personal data of about 147 million people.

The case

Plaintiffs: Federal Trade Commission
Defendants: Equifax Inc.
Court: US District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Docket: 1:19-cv-03297
Filed: Jul 22, 2019
Status: Settled
Outcome: Equifax agreed to pay at least USD 575 million, and up to USD 700 million, in a global settlement with the FTC, CFPB and 50 states and territories.
Amount: $575 million to $700 million

8 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jun 16, 2023	Ruling: ORDER in case 1:17-cv-03422-TWT; denying (1266) Motion to Enforce Judgment in case 1:17-md-02800-TWT. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 06/16/2023	Ruling	Link
Jun 16, 2023	Ruling: ORDER in case 1:17-cv-03422-TWT; denying (1271) Motion to Enforce Judgment; denying (1274) Motion for Preliminary Injunction; denying (1274) Motion for TRO in case 1:17-md-02800-TW	Ruling	Link
Mar 22, 2023	Ruling: OPINION AND ORDER in case 1:17-cv-03422-TWT; granting (1249) Motion for for Immediate Injunctive Relief to Prevent Evasion and Violation of this Court's Jurisdiction and Orders in	Ruling	Link
Aug 7, 2020	Order: ORDER - This is an MDL proceeding arising out of the Equifax data breach	Order	Link
Apr 8, 2020	Order: ORDER in case 1:17-cv-03422-TWT; denying as moot (805) Motion for Reconsideration in case 1:17-md-02800-TWT. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 4/8/20	Order	Link
Mar 17, 2020	Order: ORDER DENYING (978) Motion to Amend in case 1:17-md-02800-TWT. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 03/17/2020.	Order	Link
Mar 17, 2020	Ruling: ORDER GRANTING (969) Motion to Amend Order Granting Final Approval ofSettlement by Mikell Westin case 1:17-md-02800-TWT. An Amended Order will be filed	Ruling	Link
Jul 22, 2019	Filing: Complaint filed: Federal Trade Commission v. Equifax Inc.	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Dec 11, 2025Filed 9mo agofiled	ICO fine: LastPass, 2022 breachDecidedData breachUK Information Commissioner's OfficeGBP 1.2 million	Data breach	Decided	Dec 11, 2025
Aug 13, 2025Filed 13mo agofiled	In re Coinbase Customer Data Security Breach LitigationActiveData breachS.D. N.Y.	Data breach	Active	Aug 13, 2025
Jun 17, 2025Filed 15mo agofiled	ICO fine: 23andMe, genetic data breachDecidedData breachUK Information Commissioner's OfficeGBP 2.31 million	Data breach	Decided	Jun 17, 2025
Apr 8, 2025Filed 18mo agofiled	In re PowerSchool Customer Data Security Breach LitigationActiveData breachS.D. Cal.	Data breach	Active	Apr 8, 2025
Jan 15, 2025Filed 20mo agofiled	FTC: GoDaddy, hosting securitySettledData breachUS Federal Trade Commission	Data breach	Settled	Jan 15, 2025
Dec 17, 2024Filed 21mo agofiled	DPC fine: Meta, 2018 Facebook breachDecidedData breachIrish DPCEUR 251 million	Data breach	Decided	Dec 17, 2024
Oct 9, 2024Filed 24mo agofiled	FTC: Marriott and Starwood, data breachesSettledData breachUS Federal Trade Commission	Data breach	Settled	Oct 9, 2024
Oct 8, 2024Filed 24mo agofiled	In re Snowflake Data Security Breach LitigationActiveData breachD. Mont.	Data breach	Active	Oct 8, 2024

Caption and links

Federal Trade Commission v. Equifax Inc.