Equifax CEO departs in wake of massive data breach
Richard Smith retired as credit reporting agency's chief executive only weeks after the company disclosed the hack
Aimee Picchi is associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has been published by national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports. Aimee frequently writes about retirement, and has been a National Press Foundation fellow for reporting on retirement and Columbia University's Age Boom Academy. She's also the editor of the Institutional Investor book "Cultivating the Affluent II," with noted wealth consultant Russ Alan Prince.
Richard Smith retired as credit reporting agency's chief executive only weeks after the company disclosed the hack
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Victims being told to wait days for credit agency's free monitoring service, which also appears to waive the right to sue