"This is ugly. The facts are still unfolding. It's
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is investigating the hack, which could impact up to 143 million Americans. The House is also holding a hearing on the matter, with Equifax CEO Richard Smith expected to testify on Oct. 3. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for the firm's executives to agree to testify in the Senate.
Equifax did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Grossman's statements.
However, the credit reporting company said in an updated post on its website that the breach, which it identified internally in late July and disclosed to the public last week, was the result of criminals exploiting a vulnerability in a website application called Apache Struts.
