Money Equifax could pay $700 million to settle with FTC over 2017 data breach, report says July 19, 2019 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY Comments Off on Equifax could pay $700 million to settle with FTC over 2017 data breach, report says The 2017 Equifax data breach was one of the nation's largest breaches. Now it appears that Equifax could be close to settling with the FTC and states.