Equifax Inc. (EFX) - Get Report is adding a cybersecurity expert to its board, almost two months after the credit-reporting company said a data breach compromised the personal information of 145 million Americans.

Scott McGregor, 61, will serve on the Equifax board's technology committee, according to a company statement. McGregor was chief executive officer of chipmaker Broadcom Corp. (AVGO) - Get Report between 2005 and 2016, according to BoardEx, a relationship mapping service of TheStreet Inc. He was also a director at IT products and services company Ingram Micro Inc. as well as Xactly Corp., which provides cloud-based software and services. (Ingram Micro was acquired by HNA Group in 2016; the latter was acquired and taken private in July by Vista Equity Partners.) Currently, he serves on the boards of Alorica Inc., the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Society for Science and the Public.

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"Scott will be an invaluable resource for the board as it continues its focus on strengthening the company's data protection systems and cybersecurity defenses and rebuilding the trust of consumers, customers, shareholders and other stakeholders," said Mark L. Feidler, the non-executive chairman of Equifax.

Equifax responded to inquiries about whether McGregor had a comment by saying the company "has been humbled by this incident," in an unsigned e-mail.

McGregor's appointment brings the board to 11 directors.

The board of directors and former Chairman and CEO Richard Smith have been under scrutiny since Sept. 7 when the company disclosed that the names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and drivers license numbers of more than 145 million Americans were exposed as result of a cyberattack.

Smith went to Capitol Hill in the beginning of October to testify and apologized for the hack. In mid-October, however, the Atlanta-based company with a market capitalization of $13 billion was reportedly hacked again.

Shares of Equifax gained 1.3% on Thursday to close at $108.95.

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Editors' pick: Originally published Oct. 27.