anna wiernicki: texas congressman joe barton says he was one of the few "lucky ones".joe barton: i checkedsee if i was one of the ones that were breached, and apparently i wasn't.anna wiernicki: barton and his colleagues grilled former "equifax" ceo richard smith about the data breach that exposed the personal information of 145.5 million americans.richard smithformer ceo, equifaxtake cg @ 0:22i am here to say to each and every person affected by this breach, i am truly deeply and sorry for what happened.anna wiernicki: smith told the committee that he takes full responsibility. he says the hack on the credit reporting firm was a combination of "human and technological error". oregon congressman greg waldengreg waldenu.s. congressman, r-oregontake cg @ 0:42how does this happen when so much is at stake, i don't think we can pass a law that, excuse me for saying this, but fixes stupid.anna wiernicki: walden says congress need to pass a law that not just fixes the problem, but prevents it. he says big companies like equifax need to be held more accountable.anna wiernicki (stand up)washington

joe barton, (r) texas: "we could have this hearing every year from now on if we don't do something toge the current system" equifax now offers a limited free credit lock product to customers... but members don't think that goes far enough. richard smith, former equifax ceo: "it will protect them going forward."rep. ben ray lujan, (d) new mexico: "will it make them whole? yes or no."richard smith, former equifax ceo: it is hard for me to tell if someone's been harmed, so i can't answer the question.i'm stacey cohan reporting. (vicki still ahead... we are hearing more stories of survival... coming out of las vegas. hear from three brave east bay men.. who sprang into action - once they heard gunshots...(grant) plus...new details tonight about gunman in the massacre... stephen paddock.. employees at the starbucks in his mesquite nevada neighborhood shed more light on the kind of person he is.... why they claim she was the victim of abuse...(vicki) and next... with the latest tragedy in las vegas... there's a new push for stricter gun laws. details from capitol hill... food. water. intern

joe barton, (r) texas: "we could have this hearing every year from now on if we don't do something tohange the current system" equifax now offers a limited free credit lock product to customers... but members don't think that goes far enough. richard smith, former equifax ceo: "it will protect them going forward."rep. ben ray lujan, (d) new mexico: "will it make them whole? yes or no."richard smith, former equifax ceo: it is hard for me to tell if someone's been harmed, so i can't answer the question.cohan reporting. (james) yahoo has tripled down on what was already the biggest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion of its users, not the 1 billion it announced late last year. the company said today that it's giving notice to 'more' user accounts affected by the august 2013 data theft. the breach was initially disclosed by the company in december. yahoo says the stolen customer information did not include passwords in clear text, payment card data or bank account information. (james) and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge from the sutro cam. (robin) no

here is the chairman of the committee, republican greg walden and congressman joe barton, also a republican happen when so much is at stake? i don't think we can pass a law that, excuse me for saying this, but fixes stupid. i can't fix stupid. >> the only way i know to do it, is some, fine per account hacked, that is large enough that even a company that is worth $13 billion would rather protect the data and probably not collect as much data, than just come up here and have to appear to say we're sorry. >> pretty spicy. congressman ben luhan questioning the former ceo here. >> do you think consumers should have a pay a penalty for your mistake, potential identity theft, false credit accounts, fraught lent tax returns or i.d. theft. >> we take it seriously. i apologized to the american consumer. we offered a comprehensive seven set of products for free. >> will it make them whole, yes or no? >> hard for me to tell if someone has been harmed so i can't answer the question. >> the former ceo smith blamed human error and technology failure, i quote for the breach. equifax is considering clawbac

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