Company report
Equifax Inc.
United States
Equifax Inc. currently has a Rotten Score of 14/100 and is classified as Mildly Rotten. The score is based on 2 approved evidence records.
What has Equifax Inc. done?
Documented incidents behind the score, most recent first.
- Equifax agreed to pay up to $700 million over data breach exposing information of about 147 million peopleMarch 2017–July 2017 · Corporate Misconduct · high severity
- Equifax paid restitution and penalty for deceiving consumers about credit scores and recurring subscriptionsJuly 2011–March 2014 · Deceptive Practices · high severity
At a glance
- Industry
- Unknown
- Company size
- Unknown
- Headquarters
- United States
- Website
- www.equifax.com/
Assess documented harm
How serious is each kind of harm at this company? 1 = low · 5 = severe. 2 of 8 categories have verified evidence.
| Category | Evidence | Your rating · 1 low → 5 severe |
|---|---|---|
Corporate Misconduct 1 verified record | 1 | |
Deceptive Practices 1 verified record | 1 | |
Human Rights & Exploitation No evidence yet | — | |
Fraud & Corruption No evidence yet | — | |
Environmental Harm No evidence yet | — | |
Sustainability Deception No evidence yet | — | |
Workplace Misconduct No evidence yet | — | |
Financial Misconduct No evidence yet | — |
Ratings affect the Rotten Score, lightly. The average rating moves a category's contribution by up to 10%. Verified evidence drives the score, so categories with no evidence add nothing yet. How the score works