The Department of Financial Services has subpoenaed Equifax over a cybersecurity breach that may have compromised the personal information of 143 million Americans, including 8 million New Yorkers.

At a hearing before the State Senate in Albany Thursday, DFS Superintendent Maria Vullo confirmed reports that the agency, which regulates the banking and insurance industry in New York, subpoenaed the credit-reporting agency seeking more information about the security breach.

“It simply is unacceptable for a company that profits from consumers' private information to fail to have adequate protections. As I said, the facts about what happened at Equifax are still unfolding, and DFS is investigating this matter thoroughly on behalf of the people of this state,” Vullo said.